Why do we eat what we eat? Classic Eats digs into culinary history — the people, places, situations, and ingredients that set the course for the way we dine.
In each episode, host Kyle Johnson Cherek takes you to the moment when a specific thing — from bread to supper clubs to custard — was created and digs into the mark its made on food.
The experience of dining has changed more in the last 60 years than perhaps any time in history. James Beard Award winning author and New York hospitality veteran Adam Reiner explains.
Classic Eats with Kyle Johnson Cherek is created and hosted by Kyle Johnson Cherek, and co-produced by a'point productions and WUWM. Executive producers are Kyle Johnson Cherek and Rob Schoonover. Audio editing and engineering by Brian Arkta and John Rymaszewski. Additional production by Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski and Rob Larry. Special thanks to our guest Adam Reiner.
18 Jun 2026
Coffee Part 2
Coffee is now in fourth wave. One of creation, innovation and creativity from the barista on a level unseen in its history. Ryan Castelaz of Discourse Coffee is one of seminal forces in the movement.
Classic Eats with Kyle Johnson Cherek is created and hosted by Kyle Johnson Cherek, and co-produced by a'point productions and WUWM. Executive producers are Kyle Johnson Cherek and Rob Schoonover. Audio editing and engineering by Brian Arkta and John Rymaszewski. Additional production by Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski and Rob Larry, Special thanks to our guest Ryan Castelaz.
11 Jun 2026
Coffee Part 1
The story of how the dried fruit of an African shrub came to be one of the most consumed drinks in the world is full of as much lore as legend. Culinary historian Jeanette Fregulia brings lesser known stories to light.
Classic Eats with Kyle Johnson Cherek is created and hosted by Kyle Johnson Cherek, and co-produced by a'point productions and WUWM. Executive producers are Kyle Johnson Cherek and Rob Schoonover. Audio editing and engineering by Brian Arkta and John Rymaszewski. Additional production by Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski and Rob Larry, Special thanks to our guest Jim Meehan
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