2022 was an eventful year for Leigh and Kim, and we laid everything on the table for As We Eat this year. Across 20 episodes, we ladled out many stories about how the ways we cook, eat, and share meals make food such a key component of our homes, our communities, and our culture.
That’s a Wrap!
In this final episode for 2022, Leigh and Kim discuss our favorite episodes of the year and what we’ve learned. We especially enjoyed unpacking the intersection of feminism and food studies with a special focus on community cookbooks and American Suffragist movement. We also loved learning about and sharing stories of the cultural commonalities of many fundamental foods, like dumplings, stew, and rice. As We Eat also loved answering questions from our listeners about Black & White cookies and the differences between jams & jellies.
One episode in particular though has inspired how As We Eat is planning to approach our third season in 2023. Leigh and Kim agree that cookbooks have much to offer us - whether we’re kitchen novices or seasoned foodies - and so we’ll be devoting our time, curiosity, and research into unpacking how cookbooks, both ancient and modern, have impacted how we think about, talk about, and interact with the foods that we eat. Stay tuned for interviews with authors, discussion about cookbooks as literature, insight into how cookbooks define (and exclude) communities, and more.
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Transcript
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Episodes We Think You’ll Like
Episode 45: Cookbooks: The Guardians of Cuisine and Culture
Feminism, Food Studies, and Women’s Suffrage
EP 36: Feminism at the Kitchen Counter From Betty Crocker to Julia Child
Ep 37: From the Kitchen to the Voting Booth: Suffrage for Women and Community Cookbooks
The Dumpling Trilogy
EP 48: Dumplings Around the World: Pan Asian Dumplings from Chinese Medicine to Dim Sum
EP 49: Dumplings Around the World: European Dumplings from Saints to Holy Justice in Just One Bite
EP 50: Dumplings Around the World: The Great American Dumplings Showdown
Episodes Inspired by Our Listeners
EP 39: Fisherman's Stew - A Savory Representation of Region, Culture, and Flavors
EP 44: Look to the Cookie! Black & White Cookies, Racial Harmony, and the Impact of Food In Media
EP 46: By Jam. Jelly, or Conserve: the True Stories of Fruit Spreads
EP 51: From Temple to Table: How Rice Built Communities Around the World
Don’t forget to mark you calendars for the kickoff of Season 3 on February 14th. Until then, we will be publishing some tasty articles here, so don’t go too far.
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