Fashionably Ate

One of the many names for a cobbler: Apple John This month we're diving deep into the history of a little Ontario town built by one of the biggest shoe companies in the world. We're also fully committing to the pun game in our food segment, making — you guessed it — cobbler. Many thanks to Erin Baxter and the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto for their willingness to chat with us and for providing such a valuable resource. What we're obsessed with in history Steph : An upcoming exhibit at the Beatty Museum , and specifically an in-development, augmented reality experience that will help put collection pieces into virtual context. Much inspiration for her own work! Torey : A 2016 event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London that featured one of my favourite podcasts. Turns out there's not much of a mark left on the internet from a one-night event two years ago, but you can find a description of the event on Facebook (and I'll always recommend Friends at ...

"A stylish mourning wrap" from the Ladies' Home Journal, February 1892 Torey takes the reins this month, getting into why hair brooches were a cool thing, the importance of "reading" a mourner's clothing at the turn of the century, and how all of that changed in The Great War. She also attempted a deep dive into defining "comfort food," had some inconclusive lasagne adventures, and took a detour to the Oka Crisis as a result. Do you have go-to sympathy meals or food to turn to when comfort is hard to come by? Let us know--we'd love to hear about it. Your browser does not support the audio element. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com Check our facts Food  Cooking for Others: A guide to giving sympathy meals from Simple Bites, a Montreal food blog How Paul Dewar is living and dying with love and community...

Season 3 of Fashionably Ate is here! We've been doing this podcast for two years now, and still loving it. Thanks for listening! In this episode, we talk about death, grief, and dressing the deceased, mostly in the fashion section. If this isn't your thing, you can skip right to the food at around 21 minutes in. Torey talks about the history of burial shrouds, winding sheets, and dressing the dead in their best/favourite clothes as the funerary industry has changed. Steph struggled to find details of diverse food practices at funerals, but thanks to listeners she managed to talk about a few. Party sandwiches and rugulach made up our platters this month. This is part one of a two-part series on funerals and the clothing and food traditions associated with them. Part two will focus on mourning clothes and comfort dishes brought to mourning families by their communities. If you have experienced funerals in communities other than white, Christian-background ones, we'...

"Canadian Prohibition: That Leaky Apartment Above" We're sipping on some very old-fashioned cocktails this month as we dive into the history of Prohibition in Canada--which, as it turns out, is way more complicated than we'd expected. Torey's got thoughts on thoughts on corsets and flapper dresses, and Steph's found recipes enough to keep us tipsy for days. Torey's obsessed with: the meaning of QEII's jewelry , peripheral though it may be Steph's obsessed with: Back in Time for Dinner (again! Even though she has some thoughts on their historical accuracy...) Your browser does not support the audio element. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com Check our facts Temperance and Prohibition The Canadian Encyclopedia: Prohibition The Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Canada (Part One) The Rise and Fall of Prohib...

Friends, it is summer. It is hot. And we are thanking our past selves for planning a show all about ice cream and swimming. Torey got real into Toronto's swim history this month. Expect a whirlwind history of bathing suits and a lengthy meditation on social change. Steph found out much more than expected about the nebulous history of ice cream, as well as a selection of CanLit that references the treat. We both tried making our own ice cream from recipes c. 1904-1909, with mixed results, as ever. Your browser does not support the audio element. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com Check our facts Fashion BlogTO: What beaches used to look like in Toronto  and A brief history of the Sunnyside swimming pool Victoriana.com's History of bathing suits Sunnyside Pavilion History (including reference to the free st...

Reunited, and it feels so good! Torey visited Steph in BC and we went on a sweet adventure. We explored the mysterious history of the Nanaimo bar, the resident dessert of Nanaimo, BC. This is Nanaimo's butter tart: lots of butter and a little controversy. We also attempted to complete some of the Nanaimo Bar Trail with live tastings, recorded straight from the field - and we briefly lost Jake along the way. Your browser does not support the audio element. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com And if you haven't already found us on  iTunes , now's your chance! Download and subscribe -- and if you would be so kind, please leave us a star rating or review. We'd love the feedback. Check our facts   Joyce Hardcastle's winning Nanaimo Bar recipe " Notes from the Nanaimo Bar Trail ", LL Newman, Canadian Food Studie...

We've been looking forward to this episode for a long time, folks: we're rationing and refashioning all over the place. Steph's taking the fashion reins and doing a marvelous job of it, ending up with a work dress fit for a 20th-century woman. Torey's deep into ration history and evangelizing about her family's wartime cake. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com And if you haven't already found us on  iTunes , now's your chance! Download and subscribe -- and if you would be so kind, please leave us a star rating or review. We'd love the feedback. Check our facts Fashion Make and mend for victory T he National Film Board: Stitch and Save . (Cartoon with a pair of scissors fighting some clothes and cutting them down to different clothing. All set to music, and line animations. It’s weird,but shows what they could do.) W...

Carnophobes, fear no more. This month is all about the veggies. We're looking at the history of vegetarianism in Canada, especially out Steph's way in B.C. where an influx of Doukhobors meant a spike in vegetarianism in the early 1900s. As a well-seasoned vegetarian, Torey's handling the culinary history this month. Steph dove into the culture of Doukhobor textiles and came out with a wealth of information. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and  Pinterest  @fashionablyate Email us  at  fashionablyateshow@gmail.com And if you haven't already found us on  iTunes , now's your chance! Download and subscribe -- and if you would be so kind, please leave us a star rating or review. We'd love the feedback. Check our facts: Song: Steph was wrong, don’t @ her. There’s only one rock song she could find that mentions the Doukhobors: “Ferdinand the Impostor” by The Band. It’s definitely not what she was ...

Are you in the club? The butter tart club? The one that every Canadian (or at least Ontarian) is automatically born into? Yes, today we're talking about our favourite and most controversial pastry. Raisins? Nuts? Plain? Runny/firm? What's the deal? Does the first known recorded butter tart recipe answer any of these questions? Inspired by that very first recipe, we're also talking about another one-time Canadian/Ontarian behemoth: Eaton's! Specifically, Eaton's catalogues. Torey could read those things for days. What we're obsessed with in history: Torey: BBC's A Stitch in Time series (not available in Canada, but you can find full episodes on YouTube ) Steph: The Fabric Of Our Land: Salish Weaving - a workshop at the Museum of Anthropology led by Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph. Steph attended in February and Torey is trying VERY hard not to get jealous. Thanks for listening! Find us online: Instagram  @fashionablyateshow Facebook  and ...

Fizzy bubbles in a very non-medicinal ice cream float. This month we're flashing back to the 1950s and peeking behind the picket fence stereotype. With Valentine's Day approaching, we're talking love, romance, gender roles, and how all these things shook out in post-war Canada. In fashion, Torey's preparing for date night by trying to emulate some classic '50s hairdos. There are complications. In food, we're making ice cream floats (or "sodas," as some folks apparently say). Steph's got all the details on the history of this former medicine, and she's also outdone herself with a dizzying array of replicas. Steph is obsessed with: Very well-funded BBC documentaries and very fun-to-watch NFB films Torey is obsessed with: the Toronto Public Library's new streaming service provider, Kanopy , and its array of documentaries. Anita: Speaking Truth to Power is looking especially relevant. Thanks for listening! Find us online: ...