An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.

A Return to Recipe Graves

December 19, 2023 00:17:08 16.45 MB Downloads: 0

Gastro Obscura’s senior editor Sam O’Brien returns to the podcast to go deeper with us on her strange beat – recipes etched into gravestones. We probe how food can help heal and remember those we’ve lost. 

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS Sam has written a bunch about recipe gravestones, and has even been on the podcast before. Read and listen to more of her work at these links:

The Family Recipes That Live On in Cemeteries

Podcast: The Spritz Cookie Gravestone

Podcast: Grandma Ida’s Nut Rolls Gravestone