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Latest Episodes

From Street-Fruit to Edible Art
June 23, 2020

The Guerilla Grafters. Community fridges. Alinea’s edible art at home. And are you eating ice cream wrong? You’ve heard of guerilla gardeners but have you heard of guerilla grafters? Folks are grafting fruit trees onto city-maintained decorative trees ...

Hospitality’s Mental Health Epidemic
June 16, 2020

The mental health crisis in the hospitality industry. A device to make you taste anything. How Norway is helping The Cherokee save their seeds.

Drive-Thru Veisalgia
June 09, 2020

Do you love your Drive-thrus? Who cares about the taste of corn? How to freeze your food with confidence. Anti-hangover plants.

Coffee with Mylk
June 02, 2020

Our take on the Premier's cheesecake. The Food Professor weighs in on milk at Starbucks. Indian efficiency in the kitchen explored. And meet your new guilty pleasure: the bath beer!

One is the Loneliest Flavour (Molecularly Speaking)
May 26, 2020

Are you drinking too much? Will computers shape the future of flavour? The urban gardening revolution. And do you want VR with your dinner?

Look at That Aspic Fly
May 19, 2020

Mirella tries to join an Aspic Appreciation Group. What are Poland's Milk Bars and why don't we have them? What's behind the frenzied seed buying? And how restaurants are monetizing their cellars.

Joshna is Taking Back the Tray
May 12, 2020

What is Joshna's new book about? When should we re-open our pubs? How did Chinese take-out containers come to be? And our favorite recipes - according to Google.

Lab-Cow Terroir
May 05, 2020

Should you uninstall your delivery apps? How much would you pay for fake meat? Do you have a sweet tooth? And which YouTube Cooking Channels are worth your time?

Manufactured Bliss
April 28, 2020

Eating with your hands, the bliss point, molecular coffee, and bacon for snacking on. This episode was recorded in our regular Frequency studio session just prior to the pandemic lockdown. We delayed its release a few weeks to focus on pertinent lockdo...

The Spring Kitchen Cleanup
April 20, 2020

Tips for a clean and functional kitchen, how to make natural cleaners, sparking joy in your kitchen, and storing booze.