A Taste of the Past
Culinary historian Linda Pelaccio takes a journey through the history of food. Take a dive into food cultures through history, from ancient Mesopotamia and imperial China to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Tune in as Linda, along with a guest list of culinary chroniclers and enthusiasts, explores the lively links between food cultures of the present and past.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 409
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Episode 230: The CIA Then and Now
On this week's episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Dr. Tim Ryan, president of the Culinary Institute of America. Dr. Ryan has served as president of The Culinary Institut…
00:40:28 |
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Episode 229: Italy: The Changing Food Culture
On this week's episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined in the studio by author, food blogger, and design writer Elizabeth Minchilli, and Rolando Baramendi, founder of Manicarett…
00:41:08 |
Thu 03 Mar 2016
Episode 228: Long History of a Little Pea
On this week's episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Clifford Wright and Tim McGreevy. In recognition of the UN's International Year of Pulses, they discuss the history of …
00:40:51 |
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Episode 227: Mac 'n Cheese: Black Chefs in The White House
Adrian Miller is a 'recovering' lawyer, soul food scholar, and former special assistant to President Clinton and today joins Linda Pelaccio on A Taste of the Past. Explaining that after President Cli…
00:29:26 |
Thu 11 Feb 2016
Episode 226: How Big is Your Plate? Redesigning How We Eat
Ever wondered how plate size affects waist size? This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is on the line with Brian Wansink, Professor and Director of the famed Cornell University Food and B…
00:34:16 |
Thu 04 Feb 2016
Episode 225: Evolution of Military Rations & Their Influence on Our Diet
Americans eat more processed foods than anyone else in the world. We also spend more on military research. These two seemingly unrelated facts are inextricably linked. If you ever wondered how ready-…
00:41:44 |
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Episode 224: Folklore of Food
Folklore has long explored food as a core component of life, linked to identity, aesthetics, and community and connecting individuals to larger contexts of history, culture and power. It recognizes t…
00:39:07 |
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Episode 223: Chicago: A Food Biography
You don't need anybody to tell you Chicago is a food city or to extol the virtues of chicken Vesuvio, deep dish pizza, a jibarito, South Side rid tips or a Vienna Beef hot dog (on a poppy seed bun, o…
00:36:37 |
Wed 30 Dec 2015
Episode 222: Sugarplums and Gingerbread: A History of Christmas Sweets
"While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads..." But, what exactly is a sugarplum? On the season finale of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is in studio with Michael Krondl and Cathy Kaufman…
00:41:36 |
Thu 17 Dec 2015
Episode 221: Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Lidia Bastianich to the studio discussing her newest book, "Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to…
00:41:46 |
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Episode 220: Savoring Gotham
On a special episode A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined by Cathy Kaufman, the managing editor of Savoring Gotham: Celebrating the Making of the Definitive Companion to New York City’s Food…
00:26:16 |
Mon 30 Nov 2015
Episode 219: Libyan Jewish Cuisine in Rome
In 1967, four-thousand Jews fled from Libya, each with one suitcase and the equivalent of $50; half of them settled in Rome. This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio welcomes guest Katie Parl…
00:33:08 |
Thu 19 Nov 2015
Episode 218: New Orleans Food History
Using restaurants as a lens to observe the city’s cuisine, Lolis Elie talks about food, culture and customs of New Orleans on this week’s edition of _ A Taste of the Past _.
“There are at least tw…
00:33:38 |
Thu 12 Nov 2015
Episode 217: Nordic Cuisine
From smoked arctic char, meatball stew and savory puffed pancakes to Swedish almond wreaths, cardamom braids and whipped berry pudding, tune in as _ A Taste of the Past _ goes Nordic with Darra Golds…
00:40:30 |
Thu 05 Nov 2015
Episode 216: Frederick Douglass Opie on Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston is one of the most notable authors of the Harlem Renaissance. Her extensive ethnographic research on African American foodways throughout the state of Florida remains a critical hi…
00:36:24 |
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Episode 215: What America Ate Project – Food of the Great Depression
In an effort to preserve a period of America’s culinary history the National Endowment for the Humanities has funded the What America Ate Project to create an innovative website and online archive of…
00:30:04 |
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Episode 214: 100 Years of Pyrex: How it Changed the Way America Cooks
Look in your kitchen cabinet, there’s no doubt a Pyrex dish in there somewhere, whether it be a glass pie plate or the ubiquitous glass measuring cup with the red incremental markings. This year mar…
00:35:59 |
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Episode 213: What’s in a Name: Chinese Dishes
Take a trip to the Far East long ago as host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Kian Lam Kho to the studio for a brand new episode of A Taste of the Past. Kian shares descriptive details on what banquets were …
00:32:05 |
Thu 08 Oct 2015
Episode 212: The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African-American Cookbooks
Women of African descent have contributed to America’s food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate “Aunt Jemim…
00:37:57 |
Thu 01 Oct 2015
Episode 211: Early American Heirloom Vegetables with William Woys Weaver
With the harvest season in bloom, A Taste of the Past host Linda Pelaccio welcomes food historian, author, and epicure William Woys Weaver for a thorough discussion on the significance of vegetables …
00:39:13 |
Thu 24 Sep 2015
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