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How Food Can Teach You History

Feb 19, 2025

Jay 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 emerged victorious on shows like CHOPPED and Beat Bobby Flay.

Timestamps: 1:16 Introduction 2:00 Overview of hobbies and learning strategies 5:00 Importance of travel growing up 11:00 Career progression and introduction to cooking 13:30 History through different lenses and from a food focus 20:30 Exposure to film 22:30 Relationship with writing 28:00 Salvaging a Sci-Fi movie script 32:00 Writing about history 40:00 Misconceptions about history 47:00 Speed round questions 51:00 Ghengis Khan 53:00 Catering mayhem!