Today we have Sherry Monohan on the show. Sherry is a culinary historian who has written a wide variety of books including work on historical recipes, the history of Madams and brothels in California, an elegiac book about Pike’s Peak, the history of wine in California, and more. This conversation was such a fun conversation and is chocked full of lots of fun food conversation leading up to Thanksgiving.
In the episode, we sketch a brief bio of the poet and writer Joaquin Miller and read some of his more famous poems.
In this episode, we continue the story of Serra, following his departure and arrival in New Spain.
The grizzly on California's flag has been gone for a century — hunted to extinction in the very state that made it a symbol....