EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 1H 8M
Victoria Flexner: Edible History, New York Nostalgia, and Why Trust Beats Hope
from Note 2 Self · host Saskia Starck
In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia welcomes her very first guest… and there could be no one better to open the door with. Victoria Flexner is a food historian, the author of A History of the World in 10 Dinners, and the founder of Edible History, a newsletter and supper club that does exactly what it says: tells the story of the world through what we eat. She is also, as Saskia makes very clear, one of the most interesting people she knows.What unfolds is a wide-ranging conversation between two close friends who haven't run out of things to say. Victoria talks about how she built a career by following her curiosity rather than a plan… starting as a hostess at a restaurant in downtown Manhattan and ending up as a food historian publishing her first book, with the goal of teaching through food. The two dive into New York City: its energy, its constant reinvention, the grief of watching neighbourhoods change, and why Victoria, a born-and-raised New Yorker, has decided it might finally be time to leave. They also get into the dinner party as a lost art, the way food creates community in ways that nothing else quite can, and what it means to build a body of work out of pure obsession.The episode closes with Victoria's note to self… and it's one that stays with you. Trust, not hope. Because what is meant for you doesn't need to be held onto quite so tightly.Tune in now.Follow Victoria & find her work:🌐 victoriaflexner.com📸 Instagram: @vflex📖 Buy A History of the World in 10 Dinners
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In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia welcomes her very first guest… and there could be no one better to open the door with. Victoria Flexner is a food historian, the author of A History of the World in 10 Dinners, and the founder of Edible History, a newsletter and supper club that does exactly what it says: tells the story of the world through what we eat. She is also, as Saskia makes very clear, one of the most interesting people she knows.What unfolds is a wide-ranging conversation between two close friends who haven't run out of things to say. Victoria talks about how she built a career by following her curiosity rather than a plan… starting as a hostess at a restaurant in downtown Manhattan and ending up as a food historian publishing her first book, with the goal of teaching through food. The two dive into New York City: its energy, its constant reinvention, the grief of watching neighbourhoods change, and why Victoria, a born-and-raised New Yorker, has decided it might finally be time to leave. They also get into the dinner party as a lost art, the way food creates community in ways that nothing else quite can, and what it means to build a body of work out of pure obsession.The episode closes with Victoria's note to self… and it's one that stays with you. Trust, not hope. Because what is meant for you doesn't need to be held onto quite so tightly.Tune in now.Follow Victoria & find her work:🌐 victoriaflexner.com📸 Instagram: @vflex📖 Buy A History of the World in 10 Dinners
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