There are some exciting things happening around Food History in the United States right now.

To find out about some of these, the team chat to Dr Ashley Rose Young, a food history guru who works with a team of curators and historians as part of the American Food History Project at the National Museum of American History (part of the Smithsonian).

Plus Dr Scoff cooks up a delightful twist on Chef Ed Lee’s Korean donuts.

A few points to clarify just in case:

Ashley is not the head of the American Food History Project. That would be curator Paula Johnson.

Ashley has written a dissertation on New Orleans cuisine and is currently working on the book manuscript project. So, the book isn’t finished yet.

Hoedduck recipe: https://americanhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/file-uploader/CUH%20June%206%202018%20Hoedduck.pdf

Check out 'Buttermilk Graffiti': https://chefedwardlee.com/books-tv/buttermilk-graffiti/

'Cooking up History' website: http://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/food/pages/cooking-history#Friday,%20June%208:%20Exploring%20the%20South

Link to Smithsonian Food History Weekend website: http://americanhistory.si.edu/events/food-history-weekend

Link to Ashley's website: http://ashleyroseyoung.com/