Eating History

About Eating History

Every bite has a backstory. Welcome to Eating History, the podcast that serves up the wild, scandalous, and mouth-watering tales behind the foods that changed the world. Join Michelin-starred chef and Top Chef runner-up Adrienne Cheatham and her husband, history buff Stephen Bailey, as they pair elite culinary expertise with epic historical deep-dives. For Season 1, we’re slicing into the ultimate global obsession: Pizza. Discover how a dirt-cheap street food from the back alleys of Naples conquered the globe, sparked endless fiery debates, and built a multi-billion-dollar empire. Along the way, you’ll cross paths with emperors, immigrants, hustlers, chefs, and royalty—the fascinating people who turned food into history. Grab a seat at the table. New episodes drop every Wednesday!

Publisher

Level Media Inc.

Category

arts · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2026

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 21 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 2 Reveal: The World’s Hardest to Define Food!!

   Host Adrienne and Host Stephen explore the elusive definition of a sandwich, revealing how cultural history shapes our culinary debates.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pizza Bites: The Day Pizza Became American

   Host Adrienne and guest Stephen pinpoint August 10, 1953, as the day pizza officially became an American staple, exploring its post-WWII rise.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pizza Hut Used to Be Really Cool

   Host Adrienne and guest Stephen explore Pizza Hut's 1980s cultural impact and its modern retro-revival success in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Season 2 Reveal: The World’s Hardest to Define Food!!

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You had to really focus on your straw technique. Yes. And we are really risking going down a 90s rabbit hole. So let's get back to sandwiches. Because while they were the defining packed meal and recent social media trends aside. Hot dogs had a different story. You bought them fresh and hot and you ate them right away. At baseball games, you had them at state fairs, cookouts and from street carts. They became associated with days off and leisure and fun. Same basic idea, yes, but a very different social role. And maybe that's why so many of us instinctively separate them. not because of a rule or a technicality, but because of the stories that we associate eating them with. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

28 ratings

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