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.
Read MoreTasty Tunes with Smy Goodness - Songs To Eat Chocolate To - TT5 - 20/05/2021 - (K2K Radio)
This episode will feature songs related to, inspired by or about Chocolate!!! An eclectic mix of all sorts. From BADBADNOTGOOD, Stevie Wonder, Zappa, Tosca, Erykah Badu, Tom Waits, Chico Che y La Crisis, Fajardo Y Sus Estrellas, El Alfa, Javi Colina & Quoxx, Tyler the Creator, FU-Schnickens, Cameo and the Hot Chocolate song that helped give me my name!
This show is a two-hour musical accompaniment to the upcoming episode of the Smy Goodness Podcast which looks at the food history and food art of chocolate and cacao. From its Central and South American roots, to its connections to sugar and the slave trade and how this item that was once reserved for the rich has become a comfort that we love to give, receive and eat by the bucket load during lockdown.
Read MoreEp21 - Christmas Chocolates - Twelve Foods of Christmas
This mini-episode is just a little taster, chocolate will get a FULL ON episode in the future, here we are just focusing on Christmas chocolates such as chocolate coins, chocolate tins and trays. From its roots in South and Central America cacao has created joy and good tidings everywhere it has gone and we love to gift it, share it and eat it at Christmas.
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