The Delicious Legacy
The Delicious LegacyA Greek Gourmand, travels through time...
Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras! What tasty morsels of food accompanied the conversations of these most significant minds in Western philosophy?
Now picture yourself as you sat for a symposium with Cicero, or Pliny the Elder or Julius Caesar. The opulent feasts of the decadent Romans!
Maybe, you're following Alexander the Great ... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 235 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureArtsFoodPlaces & Travel | |||
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The ancient Spartan society still has a grip in our culture. We use the words laconic, and Spartan to describe austere, frugal things, and people who don't use many words, just the right ones and the exact ones. The ancient Sparta was a very ... more
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Happy Wednesday and hope all is well my curious archaeogastronomers!
I've been talking, thinking, cooking ancient Greek food and culture for years now but it struck me that I haven't had the chance to speak with many experts from Greece (and... more
*If you want to listen to the whole conversation with Jenny Linford, with the extra bits, please go to my Patreon page and subscribe from $3 dollars a month: www.patreon.com/thedeliciouslegacy?l=en-GB *
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Brand new episode is out and it's all about philosophy this time...!
The menu is a little different today...
Suki Finn is the author of a brand new book which will be released by Icon Books in two days time, Thursday 7th of May 2026, called... more
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Apple Podcasts5Mrssbilton
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I very much enjoyed your podcast on Hawaiian history. Mahalo!
Apple Podcasts5Rwc Mum
United States6 months ago - The Discovery of the oxyrhynchus Papyri
The certain captivating flair which Thomas brings in telling of fragments of ancient food history is never more magic than in his episodes about the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. A tantalising glimpse of food thousands of years ago. More please!
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Do you eat food? You do! Then you should listen to this podcast about food imo.
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What is The Delicious Legacy about and what kind of topics does it cover?
The program centers on historical gastronomy, tracing how ancient diets, ingredients, and cooking methods shaped cultures from classical Greece to the Roman era and beyond. Episodes explore trade networks, banquet culture, and everyday eating, often blending hands-on cooking demonstrations with scholarly insights from archaeologists, historians, and culinary writers. A distinctive angle is the use of experimental archaeology and narrative storytelling to animate past flavors, from garum and garos to humoral theory and long-distance food exchanges. The show often invites guests who bring rigorous research and practical reconstruction to topics like ancient recipes, food provenance, and regional culinary traditions, making it engaging for lis... more
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Recent guests on The Delicious Legacy include:
1. Mariana Kavroulaki
2. Jenny Linford
3. Suki Finn
4. Daniel Newman
5. Sally Grainger
6. Anna Ansari
7. Dr. Simi Rezai Ghassemi
8. Cathy Erway
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