Food and Nostalgia
The power food has to evoke memory and how memory impacts the food we eat.
Manuela Saragosa explores the power food has to evoke memory and how memory impacts the food we eat.
Jamie Oliver’s mentor – Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo – cooks up a batch of his most nostalgic dish, his mama’s pasta, and tell us why he prepares it when he is feeling down.
A neurologist explains why food and smells have such a powerful impact on our brains. And, find out why ‘brand nostalgia’ is a marketing dream when it comes to getting people to part with their cash.
From Tokyo to Moscow via Nairobi we hear stories about your favourite comfort foods and meet the company using nostalgia to help people with dementia regain their appetites. Finally, we travel down under to find out why a humble collection of children’s birthday cake recipes has been dubbed ‘the greatest Australian book ever published.’
(Photo: Children receiving free meals. Credit: Getty Images)
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The 'Greatest Book Ever Published in Australia'?
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'I Make This When I Feel Down'
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Contributors
Gennaro Contaldo: Chef
Dr Alan Hirsch: Smell and Taste Research and Treatment Foundation, Chicago
Vivienne Nunis: 91Èȱ¬
Jannine Lasaleta: Grenoble School of Management
Lizzie Ostrom: Ode Food Fragrances
Broadcasts
- Sat 26 Mar 2016 08:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 27 Mar 2016 03:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Sun 27 Mar 2016 22:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 28 Mar 2016 00:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
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