A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink

By: Sam Bilton Neil Buttery & Alessandra Pino
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  • A is for Apple is an encyclopaedia of food and drink that takes a deep dive into food and drink culture letter by letter. Written and presented by Sam Bilton, Neil Buttery and Alessandra Pino.
    Copyright 2024 Sam Bilton, Neil Buttery & Alessandra Pino
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Episodes
  • BONUS EPISODE: Avocado Anxiety with Louise Gray

    BONUS EPISODE: Avocado Anxiety with Louise Gray
    Jul 22 2024

    In this bonus episode Sam explores the Instagram sensation that is the avocado and why this berry that takes its name from the Aztec word for testicle makes some people rather anxious. This is the full interview with author and environmental journalist Louise Gray, who’s book Avocado Anxiety tracks the stories of our five-a-day from farm to fruit bowl and uncovers the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet.

    You can follow Louise on Instagram and X or find out more about her work here.

    You can follow the A is for Apple Podcast on Instagram and X (Twitter).
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    18 mins
  • A is for Anchovy, Alewife & Avocado

    A is for Anchovy, Alewife & Avocado
    Jul 17 2024
    In this episode - the last of the A series! - Alessandra, Neil and Sam take on listeners’ suggestions to create quite the pot pourri mix of anchovies, alewives and avocados.If you have any suggestions for season ‘B’ let us know! You can find A is for Apple on Instagram and X (Twitter) or email us at aisforapplepod@gmail.comUseful links and things mentioned in the episodeNeil Buttery, Knead to Know, Icon Books, out this September 2024!Fresh, (2022)Food Standard Agency Food additives British Food: a History, Scotch woodcockMarine Conservation SocietyNeil Cooks Grigson, To Make a Nice Whet Before DinnerOrtiz anchovies Sally Granger , The Story of Garum (2020)The Epic of Gilgamesh (c.2150-1400 BCE)William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (1594)Women in BeerElaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado (1958)Bee Wilson, Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee (2008)Hannah Glasse, The Art of Cookery (1747) Elizabeth Raffald, The Experienced English Housekeeper (1769)Judith M Bennett, Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England (1996)William Langland, Piers the Plowman (1887)Charlie Taverner, Street Food: Hawkers and the History of London (2023)
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • BONUS EPISODE: Amino Acids, Nitrogen and the Soil

    BONUS EPISODE: Amino Acids, Nitrogen and the Soil
    Jul 12 2024

    In this extra bonus episode, Neil talks with Sam and Alessandra about why getting plenty of nitrogen in the soil is good for making amino acids and therefore protein.

    You can follow the A is for Apple Podcast on Instagram and X (Twitter).

    Sam Bilton also hosts the Comfortably Hungry Podcast and is the author of First Catch Your Gingerbread, Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron and The Philosophy of Chocolate. You can find her on Instagram and X.

    Dr Neil Buttery also hosts the British Food History Podcast and is the author of A Dark History of Sugar and Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald Britain’s Most Influential Housekeeper. You can find him on Instagram and X.

    Dr Alessandra Pino also co-hosts the Fear Feasts Podcast and is the co-author of A Gothic Cookbook. You can find her on Instagram and X.
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    9 mins

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