Saturday March 16, 2020
The Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland
Gastropod is coming to baltimore MD to do an episode about the Chesapeake Bay and the culture and History surrounding the Maryland Blue Crab.
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Sunday June 4, 2017
The Majestic Theater, Madison, Wisconsin
How do microbes create the flavor of your favorite cheese? Are you sure that your hamburger is really made of beef? And how does music affect the taste of chocolate?
Special guests at this live performance included cheese geek Jeanne Carpenter, founder and executive director of Wisconsin Cheese Originals, and Barry Levenson, a professor of food law at the University of Wisconsin as well as the founder of the Mustard Museum. This event was brought to you as part of the 2017 International Public Science Events Conference.
Wednesday April 26, 2017
Boston Museum of Science
Who invented the chocolate brownie? What’s the horrifying history of toxic additives behind today’s food fraud laws? How did seltzer get its fizz, and what on Earth does a unicorn kiss taste like? Special guests for this live performance included Deborah Blum, science writer and author of The Poisoner’s Handbook, Carla Martin, founder and director of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute, and Chris Crowley, of New England’s legendary Polar Seltzer.
We performed this new solo show at Boston’s Museum of Science’s Cahners Theatre on April 26, 2017. The show started at 7:00pm with a reception in the Museum’s special Chocolate exhibition to follow.
Saturday April 8, 2017
Michigan Science Festival
What are the chances that your olive oil is fake, or that your yellowtail sushi roll is really escolar instead? How did seltzer get its fizz, and what are those bubbles doing to your taste buds? And what’s the story behind your Hershey kiss or your high-end, artisanal chocolate bar?
Special guests for this live performance included John Spink, founder and director of the Food Fraud Initiative at Michigan State University, and Helen Veit, a MSU historian who focuses on food and nutrition.
We’ll premiered this brand-new solo show at Michigan State University’s annual Science Festival, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium in East Lansing, Michigan. Doors opened at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start; the show was free to attend, with first-come, first-served seating.