525: Calories and Corsets: Weird Diets, Weight-Loss Gimmicks, and Changing Fashions from Rome to Today

Update: 2016-08-27

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This week from the Test Kitchen, we speak to Louise Foxcroft, the author of Calories & Corsets, which exposes the myths and anxieties that drive today's multi-billion dollar dieting industry. We’ll taste wine with wine expert Stephen Meuse and we'll speak with food writer Adam Gopnik. Then we’ll head into the Test Kitchen to learn the best way to make Grilled Onions. And of course, we’ll be taking your calls to answer all of your cooking questions.

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525: Calories and Corsets: Weird Diets, Weight-Loss Gimmicks, and Changing Fashions from Rome to Today

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525: Calories and Corsets: Weird Diets, Weight-Loss Gimmicks, and Changing Fashions from Rome to Today