A Curious Appetite with Dr Alessandra Pino
A Curious Appetite with Dr Alessandra PinoA podcast exploring gothic food, horror, and the culture of consumption. In A Curious Appetite, Dr Alessandra Pino examines food not simply as something we consume, but as something that consumes us — shaping memory, identity, longing, and fear. From Gothic feasts to migrant kitchens, from childhood nostalgia to culinary reinvention, each episode traces the stories that linger at the table. Throug... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsFood | |||
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How do you photograph a city that never stands still?
In this episode of A Curious Appetite, I am joined by photographer and author Niki Gorick, whose work has documented London's hidden ceremonies, docklands, working communities, and riverside trad... more
In this episode of A Curious Appetite, I am joined by Gothic scholar, educator, and founder of Romancing the Gothic, Dr Sam Hirst, to explore the remarkable travel journal Summer Rambles in 1825 by the musician and traveller William Linley. Drawing o... more
What happens when history itself becomes a magic trick?
In this episode of A Curious Appetite, I am joined by writer, director, and Artistic Director of Pither Productions, Nina Atesh, to discuss In League with the Devil, her fascinating new play in... more
What kind of job requires you to carry knives, toothpicks, pastry brushes, chopping boards, glycerine spray, and sometimes half a kitchen in the back of your car?
Food styling.
In this episode of A Curious Appetite with Dr Alessandra Pino, I’m join... more
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Anything that Dr. Alessandra Pino is involved with is always sure to delight and inform. She has a vast knowledge of gastro horror and is a joy to listen to.
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Absolutely brilliant show. Allie is such a natural interviewer & asks such intriguing questions.
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Apple Podcasts | #144 |  Denmark/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #205 |  New Zealand/Arts/Food |
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A Curious Appetite blends Gothic aesthetics with food, memory, and culture, exploring how appetite shapes identity, belonging, and social power. Episodes feature scholars, writers, chefs, and creative professionals discussing topics from food as performance and ritual to migration, authenticity, and the cinematic/cultural power of edible imagery. The show stands out for its thoughtful cross-disciplinary conversations, emphasis on memory and emotion around food, and a narrative that treats cuisine as a lens on society rather than mere sustenance.
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1. A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink
2. Comfortably Hungry
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A Curious Appetite launched 5 months ago and published 11 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on A Curious Appetite include:
1. Niki Gorick
2. Sam Hirst
3. Nina Atesh
4. Dorothy Barrick
5. Richard Crampton-Platt
6. Emiliano Amore
7. Dan O'Brien
8. Mallika Basu
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