True Crime in the Kitchen: True stories from the kitchen to the table!
🍴 Mystery, Murder & Meals: When Food Turns Deadly
Could the food on your plate become a deadly weapon?  In this week’s episode of Family Tree Food & Stories, Nancy and Sylvia stir up the darker, and questionably juicy side of food culture, history, and culinary revenge—where poisoned banquets, chef scandals, and real-life true-crime stories collide. If you’ve ever wondered about the powerful, sinister-looking side just placed on your plate, this episode is a feast you won’t want to miss.
From poisoned pies to power plays in the kitchen, this episode blends food history, true crime, and mystery storytelling into a conversation that’s as chilling as it is entertaining.
Key Lessons Learned: 👇
- Food plots revealed from ancient Roman kitchens
- What if the first “witch trials” weren’t about magic at all—but about dinner gone deadly wrong?.
- What might happen when you send your meal back to the kitchen? Yikes!
- The dark side of the kitchen and # MeToo scandals
- Agatha Christie's recipe for a perfect mystery and why we still "eat it up" today.
- What arsenic has to do with bread and WWII prisoners.
- and much more!
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About Your Award-Winning Hosts: Nancy May and Sylvia Lovely are the powerhouse team behind Family Tree, Food & Stories, a member of The Food Stories Media Network, which celebrates the rich traditions and connections everyone has around food, friends, and family meals. Nancy, an award-winning business leader, author, and podcaster, and Sylvia, a visionary author, lawyer, and former CEO, combine their expertise to bring captivating stories rooted in history, heritage, and food. Together, they weave stories that blend history, tradition, and the love of food, where generations connect and share intriguing mealtime stories and kitchen foibles.
"Every Meal Has a Story and Every Story is a Feast." (tm) is a trademark of Family Tree Food & Stories podcast and the hosts.
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