In today’s episode I am talking to returning guest and friend of the show food historian and writer Sam Bilton about her new book The Philosophy of Chocolate published by the British Library. Today Sam and I talk about how the peoples of Mesoamerica took their chocolate, how it came to Britain, chocolate houses, the sexualisation of chocolate, and the Cadbury’s Crème Egg Controversy, amongst other things. Find out more about the Philosophy of Chocolate here. There are 2 Easter eggs associated with this episode. To become a £3 monthly subscriber, and access them and other premium content, or to buy me a virtual pint or coffee to support the running of the blogs and podcast click here. Links to things mentioned in today’s episode: Sam’s podcast Comfortably Hungry A Flake ad from in 1980s A Flake ad from the 1990s The Cadbury’s Caramel rabbit Sam’s social media handles: Twitter/Insta/Threads: @mrssbilton Bluesky: @mrssbilton.bsky.social Sam’s website: sambilton.com Previous episodes pertinent to today’s episode: Lent Episode 3: Pagan Lent & Easter A Dark History of Chocolate with Emma Kay The Philosophy of Curry with Sejal Sukhadwala Gingerbread with Sam Bilton Saffron with Sam Bilton Tripe Special Neil’s blogs: ‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books: Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper A Dark History of Sugar Both are published by Pen & Sword and available from all good bookshops. Don’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at [email protected], or on twitter...