Comfortably Hungry
Sam BiltonWelcome to the award winning comfortably hungry Substack where yesterday’s dinner is tomorrow’s history. If you’re a peckish person who is curious about the history of food and drink, then you’re in the right place.
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Bonus Episode: An Epic History of Mac 'n' Cheese - Part 1
Photo by Keith Hanson Jr on Unsplash
July 14 is National Macaroni and Cheese day!
To mark the occasion I thought it would be fun to delve into the history of Mac ‘n’ Cheese with culinary historian Karima Moyer-Nocchi, author of The Epic H...
Guess who's back?
I’m delighted to say that there will be another Serve It Forth Food History Festival this autumn featuring myself, and fellow podcasters Dr Neil Buttery from The British Food History podcast, from The Delicious Legacy and Dr Alessandra Pin...
Mango Fool with 'Indian' Gingerbread
When reflecting on Britain’s colonial past there is little to wave a flag about.
When reflecting on Britain’s colonial past there is little to wave a flag about. Nevertheless, I am grateful for the distinct branch of cookery that emerged f...
S4E14: Gujarat's Stepwells
Rani Ki Vav in Patan, Gujarat By JUGAL SATHWARA - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122047202...
In the last episode of Season 4 (sad but true) we plunge deep into the ‘underworld’, figuratively speaking,...
Funeral Biscuits
Or general something lovely to dunk whatever the occasion...
‘…in some parts of Yorkshire, a paper bag of biscuits, together with a card bearing the name of the diseased, is sent to friends’ - England Howlett, Burial Customs quoted by Bert...
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Food historian, author and presenter of the award winning Comfortably Hungry podcast (Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2025, Audio Category)
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