Wolfing Down Food Science

Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@ncsu.edu. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/

Podcasting since 2021 • 132 episodes

Wolfing Down Food Science

Latest Episodes

Non-Trivial Trivia: How College Bowl Preps Food Scientists for the Real World (S10:E6)

In an era dominated by AI and instant search engines, does fast, real-time memory recall still matter? In this episode of the WDFS Podcast, we step into the high-stakes world of Food Science College Bowl. The College Bowl competition star...

September 18, 2026 • Season 10 • Episode 6 • 29:32

Flavor, Decoded: Nik Sharma on the Science of Delicious Food (S10:E5)

What makes food taste truly delicious? In this episode of Wolfing Down Food Science, molecular biologist and author Nik Sharma explores the science behind flavor and cooking through his new book, Fundamentals of Flavor: 100 Recipes...

September 04, 2026 • Season 10 • Episode 5 • 47:54

No Grounds for Compromise: Reinventing Coffee as an Ingredient (S10:E4)

Many of us love coffee, but it can be a nightmare to add as an ingredient to manufactured foods. Problems with settling particles, high levels of variability, shelf-life oxidation, and biomass waste are a few of the challenges that...

August 14, 2026 • Season 10 • Episode 4 • 43:49

Summer Science 3: Flying Down the Road with a Van Full of Bugs a Conversation with Author Lee Cadesky

Lee Cadesky, is a food scientist and engineer specializing in alternative proteins. Lee holds an M.S. in Food Engineering from Cornell University, where she also worked as a lecturer. As the co-founder of C-fu Foods and One Hop Kitchen, she has...

July 17, 2026 • 44:16

Summer Science 2: Solving the World's Dumbest Problem with the Help of Al Capone???

Food waste. It's the world's dumbest problem. It's also the topic of our most popular podcast ever (see our 2022 interview with Dr. Lisa Johnson). California just passed a new law that dramatically simpl...

July 10, 2026 • 21:07