Patreon Q&A

You always seem to be in very good cheer in your videos (except sometimes at the tasting portion 😆) but I'm sure some of these dishes / videos have been a real bear to make it through. What are some of the emotional journeys you've been on for specific recipes, and for your new career on YouTube?

Adrian Slider

Last meals of the infamous.

I know that I just dumped alot of thoughts here. Sorry 😐

It would be dope to have a series of videos about hauntings/famous unsolved crimes and dishes associated with those events. It could be called Tasting Mystery maybe...?!?

Another thought would be to visit some old wineries in California to do a series of Drinking History videos. Each one could feature the history of specific wine types in California and tales about vineyards (hauntings, tomfoolery, etc). I think there might be some particular vineyards with some cool history.

Would you ever consider going on road trips to visit places in California that specialize in historical recipes? Also, a trip to the Renaissance Faires/SCA gatherings to cook alongside some other food nerds would be very cool. Thoughts?

Are there any plans to collaborate with Native Californian Nations like the Chumash, Alliklik, Kitanemuk, Serrano, Gabrielino Luiseno Cahuilla, and the Kumeyaay to make dishes based on oral histories?

Do you find that you enjoy the process of creating an episode more when it's a food you've had before or something that you're approaching for the first time? Also, what's the approximate count of the times you've been able to reuse that clip from the hardtack episode? XD

FLAMINGO TONGUES!!!

Victoria Howard

I work all those days. Glad you’ll be posting!

Victoria Howard

What place are you most eager to visit while in Scotland? Is there any food or beverage you aim to taste there, that you haven't tried before?

Do you have a favorite time period?

Perhaps this is a little too personal, but could we have a bit of a tour of the new place/garden?

Rosemary Henderson

What do you feel has been the most challenging aspect of becoming/being a Youtuber? What do you consider to be the best, the worst, and the most ridiculous-pointless kitchen inventions ever?

What flavor throughpoints are you finding across the centuries and cultures?

Now that you have been “tasting” and “drinking” history, are there any other aspects of life in historical times that you would be interested in exploring? (ie, technology, clothing, making dyes, etc)

Real Tonkatsu Ramen! Noodles from scratch, same for the broth, pork and garnishes. Yum!

John Oaks

If money were no object, is there a recipe that you would love to do?

Who would be your dream guest to feature on the show (be it chef or not and within the realm of possibility or not)?

Have you ever selected a recipe, tested it, tested it again, and said ... Yuck. Not going there

How much has the book changed from your original vision? Are there any ingredients and/or techniques which you would never consider featuring on Tasting History? What's your favourite fun little historical anecdote? I remember you've mentioned hoping to feature First Nations' cuisines at some point; will there ever be any episodes on indigenous Australian cuisines? (I do understand that the ingredients would be hard to get hold of!) Will there ever be an episode about Aaron Burr? (IIRC, he once told off the Senate for eating apples and cake while the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was in session - look it up, it turned into a hilarious little argument - which provides a food connection.)

Alice

Dream recipe or time period that you haven’t been able to do yet?