Sergey Parchomenko, journalist, editor, and host of the popular radio program “The Essence of Events” on “Echo of Moscow,” talks about what truly interests and has captivated him for many years. Episode after episode—surprising and unexpected stories from world gastronomy history: at last it becomes clear—where, how, when, and thanks to whom the most interesting and most delicious things appeared on our table. World history—right in our dishes. Podcast series “The Essence of Food” have been appearing regularly for more than a year on all major podcast platforms: Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Yandex.Music, Sinplecast, Castbox, and others. Now these series are brought together into a collection and offered to audiobook lovers.