Ep43 - Break Me Off a Piece of That Kit Kat...Pod (Food History and Food Art)

 
 


Gimme a break, gimme a break - break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar….. it’s the food history and food art of the kit kat. My next episode will be followed up with a much deeper look at cacao.This episode is a bit of a departure as it’s the first time I have featured a brand. It was inspired by my dear friend Michiru and her recent gift of a pack of assorted Japanese Kit Kats and will start with original Kit Kats. From the 18th century savoury pies they share their name with, to their 100 year journey to being the most influential confectionery bar of all time. Their world domination includes Japan and the hundreds of Kit Kat varietals of gentei limited edition culture but it must also include an honest look at Nestle and “Corporate Social Responsibility”. There’s the Kit Kat portraits of old from Sir Godfrey Kneller and the “The New Kit-Cat Portraits” by Gloria and Mike of In the Long Run Designs; Kit Kat origami; a Kit Kat Coffee Table by design house den-Holm; a Chocnology exhibition and more.

Kit Kat cut in half. nBy Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11927115

British foods in 1940s, exhibit - Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, HKMCD, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong by Cyethansami (link)
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (died 1723), given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1945. National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford,
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1715
NPG 3220. National Portrait Gallery London https://www.npg.org.uk/

Gloria from the The New Kit-Cat Portraits By Gloria and Mike of In the Long Run Designs inthelongrundesigns (IG)
inthelongrun (Etsy)
Photos used with thanks and permissions

Nastassia from the The New Kit-Cat Portraits By Gloria and Mike of In the Long Run Designs
tiger.lilys.threads (IG)
TigerLilysThreads (Etsy)
tigerlilythreads.blogspot.com
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denHolm Kit Kat Limestone Coffee Table
1300mm L x 1100mm W x 400mm H, South Australian Limestone
IG den-holm
Photo used with thanks and permission

denHolm Kit Kat Limestone Coffee Table
1300mm L x 1100mm W x 400mm H, South Australian Limestone
IG den-holm
Photo used with thanks and permission

denHolm Kit Kat Limestone Coffee Table
1300mm L x 1100mm W x 400mm H, South Australian Limestone
IG den-holm
Photo used with thanks and permission

denHolm Kit Kat Limestone Coffee Table
1300mm L x 1100mm W x 400mm H, South Australian Limestone
IG den-holm
Photo used with thanks and permission

The Thinker by Adrien Dawans / Credit: Fouche & KitKat
Chocnology exhibition at the  Museum Of African Design (MOAD) in Johannesburg’s Maboneng Precinct.

Easter Island heads by Hans Fouche / Credit: Fouche & KitKat

Chocobot 3000 by Joey Hi-Fi / Credit: Fouche & KitKat

Michiru & I

Michiru & I