Always loved history since I was a little kid. Lauren: And how did you get into food history to begin with? Like, was there a recipe book that you came upon, or were you just always very into history? Start a YouTube channel.” And so it was kinda rolling around my head for a couple of months before I actually got it started, just as things were starting to close down with COVID. Max: I decided to start it because of a friend at work who I used to bring different historical bakes all the time … one of my friends last Christmas said, “Hey, you should put this up on YouTube. Lauren: So why did you decide to start “Tasting History,” and how did you come up with the concept for it? And we find out what his favorite Pokemon Food or percussion instrument? ♬ original sound – Max Miller

Here, we chat with Max about the origins of his show, “Tasting History with Max Miller,” as well as which possibly extinct ingredient he would bring back to the modern world if given a chance. Max, who worked for Walt Disney Studios in theatrical sales until the pandemic so rudely interrupted his day job, suddenly found himself with the time and energy to grow his YouTube channel and expand the range of cuisines he explores. It wasn’t long before he was encouraged to share his research and process with a much larger audience. Shortly after, Max started bringing his various creations to a friend and coworker at Walt Disney Studios. The complicated recipe tackled by the intrepid bakers on “The Great British Bake Off” spurred in him a burgeoning passion for food history. Nevertheless, we hope you enjoy our chat with self-made food historian Max Miller and leave inspired to try something new, or maybe something old, rather.įor Max Miller, it all started with a Battenberg cake. As such, some of the references made here may be a bit dated.

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Tasting history with max