Pass the Chipotle Podcast

Pass the Chipotle Podcast

By Rocio CarvajalSociety & Culture
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  • (The history of) A Mexican Christmas! 🎄✨

    Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. 

    Episode 50 

    Thank you for 50 episodes together celebrating Mexico’s culinary treasures! 

    This episode explores the cultural history of the Christmas traditions in Mexico, a country where each celebration is a life-affirming act that reinforces the sense of togetherness as they bring together our rich cultural heritage. 

    Links mentioned on this episode: 

    -Visit this episode’s blogpost: http://www.passthechipotle.com/the-history-of-a-mexican-christmas-ep-50 

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    26 min
  • Culinary Regions: Pacific South Coast 🌊

    Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

    Episode 49

    Culinary Regions of Mexico: Pacific South Coast

    On this episode we visit the gorgeous coastal states of Colima, Michoacán Jalisco, Guerrero and Oaxaca. This beautiful culinary region of Mexico and its monumental mountains, valleys, coasts and vibrant cultural heritage has gifted the world with tequila, pozole, carnitas and many other soulful and delicious creations.

    Links mentioned on this episode:

    -Visit this episode’s blogpost:  http://www.passthechipotle.com/pacific-south-coast/

    -Buy a copy of Pedro Paramo here: https://amzn.to/2O11h9d

    -🎧 Check "Hungry Books" my new podcast:  https://anchor.fm/hungry-books

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    53 min
  • Day of the Dead 💀

    Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

    Episode 48

    More than any other Mexican tradition, Dia de Muertos brings together ancient indigenous and European traditions. This fascinating and culturally significant tradition is listed as UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, celebrated in films, songs, poems and folk art.

    This episode is an invitation to discover, understand and enjoy the history and meaning of a tradition that helps us find deeper and meaningful ways to reconnect with our ancestors.

    Visit the episode’s special blogpost here 


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    35 min
  • Culinary regions of Mexico 📍 Bajio 🐎

    Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. 

    Episode 47 Season 4 of the podcast premieres with the culinary region of the Bajio, located in the central-north planes of Mexico. We explore the beautiful states of Guanajuato, Aguascalientes and Queretaro. 

    The Bajío is the perfect example of romantic country life, with delicious and soulful food, large rural states that overview fields of cereals, and agaves, making it the perfect setting for many romantic films of the golden age of Mexico’s cinema. Visit the episode’s special blogpost here. Get my E-book: Mexican Market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking 

    Go to this episode's blogpost by click here.

    My new book: Mexican Market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking

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    26 min
  • Best bits of 2019 🎤🔥

    Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

    Episode 46

    This episode revisits the conversations with ten incredible Mexican food heroes, celebrating their businesses, books, projects and personal stories.

    You will hear from:

    • Food tour specialist Anais Martinez, Mexico City.
    • Author, blogger and activist Yvette Marquez Sharpnack, Colorado.
    • Chef and founder of SALSAOLOGY Lori Sandoval, from Los Angles California.
    • Food entrepreneur and tamale expert Saul Talavera, Las Vegas.
    • Chef, brand ambassador and cookery teacher Sylvia Vavik, Oslo Norway.
    • Food anthropologist and food consultant Jolien Benjamin from Toronto, Canada.
    • Food entrepreneur and Founder of MASEINDA Javier Gaviria based in Los Angeles.
    • Anthropologist and author of Frida Kahlo at home Suzane Barbezat from Oaxaca, Mexico.
    • Food historian, author, speaker and vlogger cook Ken Albala.
    • Chef, author and founder of La Newyorkina and Dough Doughnuts Fany Gerson.
    • These interviews open new and exciting ways to prompt conversations, inspire you and help you find new ways to rediscover Mexico’s enormous gastronomic heritage.

      Links mentioned on this episode:

      Get your free copy of Stories on our plate, recipes and conversations.

      Episode's blogpost:

      My new book: Mexican Market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking

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      52 min
    • Culinary regions of Mexico 📍Pacific North Coast 🌊
      Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.
      Episode 45
      The pacific north-west coast of Mexico has become an international foodie destination, the vibrant wine routes and food and wine festivals are the canvas for the new and exciting MexMed cuisine.
      This episode explores the history, edible landscapes, culture and food traditions of the eclectic and cosmopolite mix of vibrant places like Tijuana, Baja California, Valle de Guadalupe, the Sonora-Sinaloa corridor and Nayarit Riviera bring together a unique mix of tradition and innovation, dessert and some of the nation’s most treasured marine reservoirs.
      Links mentioned on this episode:
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      Valle de Guadalupe’s fest: https://vallefoodandwinefest.com/
      The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda.  
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      web: passthechipotle.com
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      47 min
    • Interview with chef and entrepreneur Fany Gerson 🍦🍩

      Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. 

      This interview features Chef Fany Gerson, best seller author and founder of La Newyorkina and Dough. 

      Mexican Chef Fany Gerson is a successful business owner and a household name across America’s major food magazines and specialised websites when it comes to traditional Mexican confectionary and frozen treats. Fany comes from a Ukranian-Jewish and Mexican heritage, the shared family-centred food culture of both have had a key role in the way she has developed her culinary identity. After training at the Culinary Institute of America and working for Michelin star restaurants she co-founded Dough, a doughnut-devoted artisan bakery with locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Dough was voted America’s best doughnut shop in 2017. Later on she founded La Newyorkina, an ice cream and iced lollies parlour and catering services specialised in artisanal frozen Mexican treats and sweets. 

      This insightful conversation is a truly unique opportunity to get up close and personal with one of Mexico’s most acclaimed culinary ambassadors in the US who has built a very sweet empire with passion, resilience and enormous creativity. 

      Get Fany’s amazing books: http://www.passthechipotle.com/must-read-books-for-cooks 

      Read more on this episode’s blogpost: http://www.passthechipotle.com/interview-with-chef-and-entrepreneur-fany-gerson-ep-44 

      Check the Youtube version of this episode with extra material: Pass the Chipotle Podcast 


      Follow and connect with Fany Gerson: 

      Website:  https://www.lanewyorkina.com/ + https://www.doughdoughnuts.com/ 

      Twitter: @fanygerson + @LaNewyorkina + @doughbrooklyn 

      Instagram: @lanewyorkina + @doughdoughnuts

      Linkedin: fany-gerson

      Casa Publica restaurant 

      Instagram: @casapublicabk 

      Website: http://www.casapublicabk.com/ 

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      Youtube: Pass the Chipotle Podcast 

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      38 min
    • Interview 🎤with Professor Ken Albala

      Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

      This episode features Professor Ken Albala, a distinguished member of the department of History of the university of the Pacific in California, U.S.A. 

      Dr. Albala is a renown food historian,TEDx speaker, cook, vlogger and part-time wine, cheese and bread maker with a B.A. Modern European Studies from The George Washington University, a M.A. in Tudor and Stuart England from Yale, and a Ph.D. in Renaissance History from Columbia University, he has published, edited and co authored around 24 books and counting.

      Some of the topics discussed include:

      • capitalism and food production
      • cooking as an empowering exercise to reclaim creativity and cross-cultural pollination
      • the role of universities and food studies to promote social change
      • democratise access to knowledge 
      • Read more on this episode’s blogpost: http://www.passthechipotle.com/interview-with-food-historian-ken-albala-ep-43 

        Youtube version: Pass the Chipotle Podcast


        Follow and connect with Professor Ken Albala:

        Website: Ken Albala's Food Rant http://kenalbala.blogspot.com/ 

        Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenalbala 

        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenalbala

        Ken’s youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kalbala1 

        Ken’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-oaLVjz3U&t=408s 

        Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-albala-987561134

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        Get your copy of Mexican Market food: http://www.passthechipotle.com/book/

        Check the Youtube version of this episode with extra material: Pass the Chipotle Podcast

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        Book: Mexican Market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking

        Go to my ebook store here

        Twitter: @chipotlepodcast + @rocio_carvajalc

        Instagram: @rocio.carvajalc

        web: passthechipotle.com

        Youtube: Pass the Chipotle Podcast

        Buy me a taco! Donate to the show here

        33 min
      • Mexican Market Food 🌮

        Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

        Episode 42

        This special is all about my newly published book Mexican market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking, I share with you the key ideas and inspiration behind this book. I share some passages and behind the scenes moments and thoughts about the making of it.

        The beautifully vibrant Mexican markets are the heart of the nation’s celebrated culinary traditions. Mexican market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking is a book that takes you into the fascinating world of Mexico’s traditional markets, through a collection of delicious recipes, histories, culture and traditions embodied in the market culture in Mexico.

        • Get your copy of Mexican Market food: http://www.passthechipotle.com/book/
        • Check the Youtube version of this episode with extra material: Pass the Chipotle Podcast
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          Book: Mexican Market food, a celebration of traditional Mexican cooking

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          Youtube: Pass the Chipotle Podcast

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          21 min
        • Culinary regions of Mexico 📍 Huasteca

           Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author.

          The Huasteca is the largest and most complex cultural region of Mexico spread between six states in the centre and north east of the country. The many indigenous tribes and mestizo people famously have an enormous pride in their shared cultural heritage, rich gastronomy, traditions, folk art and even music and dances. Huasteca has it all!

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          web: passthechipotle.com

          Youtube: Pass the Chipotle Podcast

          Buy me a taco! Donate to the show here

          38 min

        About Pass the Chipotle Podcast

        From the publisher's feed

        Producer and host Rocio Carvajal food anthropologist, Mexican culture gastronomy educator takes you to discover the edible treasures of Mexico’s gastronomic traditions with stories and interviews that will change the way you think about Mexican food, cooking and eating guaranteed!

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