Cheese Author Interviewed by BBC

Hannah Briggs of the BBC consulted our own Andrew Dalby, author of Cheese: A Global History, when writing this piece on new evidence that's been uncovered in Poland that reveals more about mankind's oldest methods of cheese-making. If you'd like to know more about the history of cheese and cheese-making – including that seasonal staple, the mighty stilton – why not pick up a copy of his book to add to your Christmas stocking?

Cocktails: A Global History reviewed by World Radio Switzerland

If you missed it, you can listed to the review online here.

BBC Radio 4 - Hot Dog Revisited

Bruce Kraig, the author of Hot Dog in Reaktion's Edible Series, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Food Programme in the episode 'Rethinking the Hot Dog'. If you missed it, you can listen here.

Cocktails in the Village Voice

Read all about it here. Joe Carlin will be giving a talk at Harvard University
Schlesinger Library on the evening of December 4th - you can see the details on our Events page.

Lemon Panna Cotta

Recipe by Toby Sonneman, author of Lemon: A Global History, now available in all good bookshops! 

·      1 envelope gelatin

·      1 cup sugar

·      1 cup heavy (whipping) cream

·      1 cup lemon juice (4 to 6 lemons)

·      2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest from unwaxed lemons (organic if possible)

·      1 cup non-fat Greek-style yogurt

1.     Sprinkle gelatin over ½ cup of cold water in a small bowl. Let it soften until there are no dry spots, about five minutes.

2.     Combine sugar and ½ cup of water in a saucepan and brink to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves.

3.     Turn off the heat and add the gelatin mixture, stirring until dissolved.

4.     Add the cream, lemon juice and lemon zest. Let cool slightly.

5.     Put the yogurt in a mixing bowl and whisk it to loosen it.

6.     Add the cream mixture, little by little, gently stirring after each addition to break up the lumps. Do not over-stir as it adds air bubbles.

7.     Pour the mixture into 4-6 small glasses, teacups or ramekins. Tap them on the side to remove air bubbles. Cover each with plastic wrap, and chill until set – six hours or overnight.

This recipe is adapted from one for Meyer lemon panna cotta by Marlena Spieler. Meyer lemons, which are sweeter, are popular in California but are hard to find in the UK.

Punching Demonstration

No, that's not Muhammad Ali - it's Joe Carlin demonstrating how to give Colonial Punch some welly at his talk at the  Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Edible Author Makes Front Page

Joe Carlin is on the front cover of the Ipswich Chronicle! For non-Ipswich, Massachusetts, residents, the link is here. Both his book, Cocktails, and Champagne by Becky Sue Epstein, recently got great reviews in the UK photography magazine State/F22.

Cocktails:

'It takes an American to contribute to the Edible Series' pocket history of cocktails and Joseph M. Carlin is that soldier.'

Champagne:

'After digesting Epstein's global history of champagne you will be able to impress any sommelier with an informed scrutiny of the label on any house champagne that might be offered . . . this is the book that will help you.'