We're going off-script this month and treating ourselves to a whole episode about our current obsessions. No rhyme, no reason, no era - just really cool history.

Torey's facing her fears and diving into an obsession with lace knitting (and/or knitted lace, depending on who you're talking to). Meanwhile, Steph is all in on hazelnuts, and we both make some fabulous nutty dishes.

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Check our facts Food

History of gianduja: Chocolate hazelnut spread from Hazelnut Hill

Roland del Monte's pâte à tartiner recipe from Canadian Geographic, by Alexandra Pope

Praline paste recipe from roadtopastry.com

Mixed herbs and hazelnut roast potatoes recipe from spice trekkers.com

Dinner in Memory of George Washington, given by the George Washington-Sulgrave Institution, February 1926. From NYPL "What's On the Menu?" menu repository.

Hazelnuts (Corylus species) from the Society of Ontario Nut Growers

The Wickaninnish Inn Cookbook

Fashion

The History of Lace Knitting by Carol Sheasby for British Alpaca Fashion

Canada Knits by Shirley A Scott, 1990, available through Memorial University

Lace Knitting History from knitting.today

The History of Hand Knitting from the V&A Museum

Shetland Islands: Scenery, Sheep, and Knitters Galore on Britain's Northern Tip by Nellie Hermann, November 2018, New York Times