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Join Check, Please! Philly host and self-proclaimed food nerd, Kae Lani Palmisano, for a tasty exploration of our favorite food obsessions. Each episode of Delishtory serves up a heaping helping of context for some of America’s most iconic dishes, offering insight into their origin and popularity. Because everything tastes a little bit better when it’s sprinkled with facts. It’s delicious, it’s history – it’s Delishtory.
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Why Was Jello Salad Ever A Thing?
There's nothing more retro than a jello salad, right?
Air Date: July 17, 2024
Americans love pretzels, consuming around 181 million every year. But where do pretzels come from? Can we really credit one country with this tasty invention?
Air Date: July 2, 2024
How Can Invasive Species Redefine Food?
Air Date: June 18, 2024
How Did Potatoes Change the World?
Potatoes are grown in 125 countries and are eaten by over a billion people worldwide, but where do they come from?
Air Date: June 14, 2024
How Did the Banana Become the World’s Most Popular Fruit?
The banana is the most popular fruit in the world, but how did that come to be?
Air Date: June 14, 2024
Which would you rather be pelted with - an orange, an old tomato, or a fruitcake?
Air Date: April 28, 2021
How the local chain garnered a cult following. #AllHailTheHoagie
Air Date: April 21, 2021
The cinnamon you're noshing on today is not the same kind your Granny used to sprinkle in her recipes.
Air Date: April 14, 2021
Kae Lani Palmisano tells the tales behind a panicked dish created when the chef was away and one young boy's backyard experiment.
Air Date: April 7, 2021
How the rich and fabulous used food to flaunt their wealth.
Air Date: March 31, 2021
You know, if it doesn't come from Kobe, it's really just sparkling beef.
Air Date: March 24, 2021
We want your feedback! What would you like to see next from Delishtory?
Air Date: December 9, 2020
Now Bring Us Anything But Figgy Pudding
Can we all finally admit that we have no idea what Figgy Pudding is?
Air Date: December 2, 2020
I scream, you scream, but why do we all scream for chocolate & vanilla ice cream?
Air Date: November 25, 2020