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 190: Longevity Food
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is headed to the Grecian Island of Ikaria where inhabitants seemingly forget to die! Chef, author, and Greek food expert Diane Kochilas joins Lin…
00:40:23 |
Thu 04 Dec 2014
Episode 189: Turkey, An American Story
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is feeling festive, talking the history of the turkey with food historian Andrew Smith. Teaching food history at the New School in NYC, he is als…
00:38:46 |
Thu 20 Nov 2014
Episode 188: Brunch: A History
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Farha Ternikar, professor of sociology at Le Moyne College to talk about the history of every New Yorker’s favorite meal: brunch. Author…
00:26:13 |
Thu 13 Nov 2014
Episode 187: 187
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio welcomes one of Greece’s foremost cooking authorities, Aglaia Kremezi to the show. Author of the new book, “Mediterranean Vegetarian Feasts,” she…
00:31:00 |
Thu 06 Nov 2014
Episode 186: Mexico’s Culinary Heritage
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Margarita Carrillo Arronte to discuss the traditional foods for Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations as well as her research of som…
00:39:46 |
Thu 30 Oct 2014
Episode 185: Baby Food: A Cultural History
Were you a Gerber baby? This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is talking the history of baby food with Amy Bentley, Food Historian and Associate Professor of Food Studies at New York …
00:47:24 |
Thu 16 Oct 2014
Episode 184: Vegetarian Flavors
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Karen Page, author of many books but most recently The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, to talk all about eating vegetarian. With the popularity…
00:39:08 |
Thu 09 Oct 2014
Episode 183: Colonial Drinks: Shrubs, Flips, & Rattle
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is talking shrubs, flips, and rattle-skulls – aka colonial drinks! Welcoming food writer and author of Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England C…
00:44:44 |
Thu 02 Oct 2014
Episode 182: History of the Potato Chip
What is it about salty snacks? What is it, in particular, about the potato chip? Learn about the history of the iconic snack with Dirk Burhans, author of Crunch!: A History of the Great American Pota…
00:32:48 |
Thu 25 Sep 2014
Episode 181: Bread with Lionel Vatinet
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio kicks off the new radio season welcoming Lionel Vatinet, master baker of La Farm Bakery in Cary, North Carolina and author of the book A Passion …
00:32:37 |
Thu 11 Sep 2014
Episode 180: The Food History Reader
It’s that time of year again – students are headed back to school! Linda Pelaccio gets in the spirit on a academic themed episode of A Taste of the Past with guest Ken Albala, Professor of History at…
00:35:01 |
Thu 28 Aug 2014
Episode 179: Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie
What is Midwestern cuisine? We may not ever know, but we get closer to understanding the food of the Midwest on a new episode of A Taste of the Past. Host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Peggy Wolff, aut…
00:32:00 |
Thu 03 Jul 2014
Episode 178: The Donut with Michael Krondl
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda tackles the delectable topic of the donut with food historian, Michael Krondl, and author of The Donut: History, Recipes, and Lore from Boston to Berlin. Tracin…
00:33:30 |
Thu 26 Jun 2014
Episode 177: Food Obsessed Metropolis
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda welcomes Cindy Lobel to the program. Cindy is an assistant professor of history at Lehman College, a cultural historian with interests in urban development and…
00:31:47 |
Thu 19 Jun 2014
Episode 176: Ramen: The Untold History
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio talks about the history of ramen in Japan and the United States with George Solt, author of The Untold History of Ramen. Tune into this episode to lea…
00:34:25 |
Thu 12 Jun 2014
Episode 175: History of Food in Italy with Fabio Parasecoli
How does one begin to encapsulate the varied cuisine of Italy? On this episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined by Associate Professor at the New School, Fabio Parasecoli. Recently, F…
00:41:41 |
Thu 05 Jun 2014
Episode 174: The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook
Linda Pelaccio welcomes Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his husband Brent Ridge, who are known as The Fabulous Beekman Boys, to this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past! The Beekman Boys describe themselve…
00:37:29 |
Thu 29 May 2014
Episode 173: Food Trends with David Sax
David Sax is an expert of food trends and author of Save the Deli and most recently The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy For cupcakes But Fed Up With Fondue. Linda and David talk about how food trends co…
00:37:55 |
Thu 22 May 2014
Episode 172: Real Pasta with Maureen Fant
You think you know pasta? Think again! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio chats with author and pasta expert Maurren Fant who dispels many common myths around everybody’s favorite carb.…
00:47:22 |
Thu 08 May 2014
Episode 171: Beyond Bratwurst
German cuisine is often thought of as brats and not much else. Ursula Heinzelmann is here to change that perception and she’s this week’s guest on A Taste of the Past. Ursula is an acclaimed German f…
00:33:03 |
Thu 01 May 2014
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