Episode 5: John Lennon
Exploring the comfort foods of the Liverpool-born Beatle - from enhanced beans on toast to New York deli classics
Introduction
Today on Kaz Cooks History, where I cook up the go-to meals of historical figures, both famous and infamous, we’re cooking like John Lennon—Liverpool-born Beatle, peace campaigner and professional wind-up merchant. But forget charts and chants—what did he actually eat?
Early on it was pure British café comfort: steak and chips, egg and chips, beans, bacon. Later in New York he called his diet “mostly macrobiotic”… then immediately admitted to pizza, cappuccinos and Hershey bars, all while bragging he’d been baking bread as a stay-at-home dad.
Recipes from this Episode
Lennon's Corned Beef on Rye
The disputed final meal - a classic New York deli sandwich that may have been John Lennon's last
Lennon's Enhanced Beans on Toast
John Lennon's favorite breakfast elevated - classic British beans jazzed up with bacon, onion, and mature cheddar
Lennon's Fish & Chips
Classic British fish & chips with mushy peas and curry sauce - the comfort food of John's Liverpool youth