Podcast Interview: Culinary Confidential Jay Reifel August 4, 2025On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates welcomes Jay Reifel, co-author of A History Of The World In 10 Dinners: 2,000 Years, 100 Recipes. Published by Rizzoli Books, this...

Podcast Interview: Delicious Legacy The Art and Science of Historical Cookbooks June 22, 2025Today I have author, chef and food historian Jay Reifel in this episode as my guest, and we muse about all things "Baghdadical"! 10th century Baghdad the capital of the...

Podcast Interview: Let's Talk Food The Art and Science of Historical Cooking April 22, 2025Join Chef April as she starts season 2 off with a bang and invites renowned Chef J Reifel on the show to take us on an incredible journey back into the 15th century, share the...

Documentary: Otter House Productions What is Historical Cooking? April 14, 2025Short Documentary from the awesome team at Otter House Productions. (otterhouse.nyc)

Podcast Interview: Outliers With Kipp Weston How Food Can Teach You History Feb 19, 2025Jay Reifel is a chef, author, and food historian. He has explored everything from witty one-liners to playful science fiction, hosted dinners at the renowned James Beard House, and...

Podcast Interview: World on a Plate A History of the World in Ten Dinners - Chef Jay Reifel Jan 29, 2025On this episode, Ragnar speaks with Chef Jay Reifel, the NYC-based author of A History of the World in 10 Dinners, Michelin star-trained chef, and CHOPPED and Beat...

Podcast Interview: Food Tips: The Basics and Beyond! Food Hacks - Chef Jay Reifel Jan 24, 2025The best of the latest Food Hacks-Chef Jay Reifel has an amazing book on Ancient Foods and even has recipes. He's one of the few people that Beat Bobby Flay on The Food...

Podcast Interview: Comfortably Hungry Come Die with Me Oct. 31, 2024In Episode 3 I explore how food and death have been intrinsically linked over the centuries focusing on two extraordinary funeral feasts. First of all, I am joined by food historian and chef Jay...

Podcast Interview: 50 Tastes of Gray Chef Jay Reifel Oct. 28, 2024Join us on "50 Tastes Of Gray" as I explore the fascinating world of culinary history with Michelin-trained chef and author Jay Reifel. Discover how Jay's meticulously researched cookbook, "A History of...

Podcast Interview: Who's There? Jay Reifel Oct. 21, 2024In this week’s episode, I talked with chef Jay Reifel about how he got his start in Hollywood where he wrote space action and horror movies, and then pivoted to being a chef in New York City. Recently he released...

Podcast Interview: British Food History Podcast Historical Cookery with Jay Reifel May. 21, 2024We talk about the influence of other cultures on British cuisine as well as the influence British cuisine has had on other cuisines, sweet and sour food, mince pies,...

Podcast Interview: Rouxde Cooking School A Conversation with Jay Reifel June 6, 2024John talks with Jay Reifel, co-author of the incredible book A History of the World in Ten Dinners. John and Jay talk about the book, which is part history book, part cookbook and all...

Podcast Interview: Gone Medieval How to Cook Like a Medieval Chef Feb 22, 2024Preparing, serving and sharing food has always played a critical role in human history. But what did people in the Middle Ages like to eat and what did their food say about their social...

Podcast Interview: Culinary Historians of Chicago A History of the World in Ten Dinners Dec. 11, 2023Come join us as the authors share highlights from their work and give us a world of culinary traditions and unfamiliar ingredients through dishes that make up 10...

Podcast Interview: Performance Anxiety Talking Music and Food with Jay Reifel and Marc Broussard October 28, 2023Today’s guests make me happy and hungry. Marc Broussard and Jay Reifel join me to talk about the connection between music and food. Each guy has dipped a...

Rizzoli Book Signing Jay Reifel and Victoria Flexner in Conversation with Chef Alexander Smalls October 18, 2023Victoria Flexner and I celebrate the launch of A History of the World in 10 Dinners, which presents one-of-a-kind dinner parties inspired by seminal moments...

Podcast Interview: On the Menu with Ann & Peter Haigh A New Entertaining Cookbook and World History Explained via Food September 24, 2023A History of the World in Ten Dinners is the work of Victoria Flexner and Jay Reifel. The book provides the ability to recreate the...

Podcast Interview: The Delicious Legacy A History of the World in Ten Dinners September 19, 2023An exclusive podcast interview with food historian Victoria Flexner and Chef Jay Reifel about their new book "A History of the World in Ten Dinners," which is going to be...

Podcast Interview: Performance Anxiety A Soundtrack to the Black Dinner with Jay Reifel of Edible History August 31, 2021Jay Reifel returns with a menu based on a playlist sent by yours truly. There were no parameters other than to use a minimum of three songs. Jay...

Podcast Interview: Performance Anxiety Jay Reifel Discusses Edible History, Chopped, Beating Bobby Flay, Whipped Cream Guilt, & More August 10, 2021I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And...