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 170: Pretzel History with Hans Röckenwagner
Pretzel history is this week’s topic on A Taste of the Past. Linda interviews Hans Röckenwagner, owner and founder of Restaurant Röckenwagner, James Beard Award winner, pretzel expert and more, abo…
00:29:40 |
Thu 17 Apr 2014
Episode 169: Delmonico’s Restaurant
In 1827, before Delmonico’s opened, diners ate at cafes and boarding houses (inns), where the food was simply the food available that day from the farms. Diners had no choice of dishes, but ate the f…
00:39:23 |
Thu 10 Apr 2014
Episode 168: The History of Knives with Peter Hertzmann
Peter Hertzmann is an author, instructor, blogger, historian, and occasional butcher. Today, Peter’s expertise that shines through the rest is that of knives. Linda interviews him about the origins o…
00:40:14 |
Thu 03 Apr 2014
Episode 167: Foods of The Silk Road
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the history of Rhubarb and other foods of The Silk Road with Laura Kelley, author and food historian. Laura tells us about how so many foods were orig…
00:31:38 |
Thu 27 Mar 2014
Episode 166: Darina Allen: 30 Years at Ballymaloe
Darina Allen joins us on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past, to tell us about Ballymaloe Cookery School located in southern Ireland, of which she is the founder. Linda asks her about real Iri…
00:44:10 |
Thu 20 Mar 2014
Episode 165: Turmeric
Turmeric: health benefits, flavor, dyes, and more. This spice is used in many eastern cuisines, such as Thai and Malaysian. This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda interviews food historian and spice…
00:31:55 |
Thu 13 Mar 2014
Episode 164: Anne Northup: Northern Creole Cookery
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda’s guest is culinary historian, storyteller, and Soul Food authority, Tonya Hopkins. Linda and Tonya talk about American master cook Anne Northrup (wife of Solo…
00:29:57 |
Thu 20 Feb 2014
Episode 163: American Icons: Chocolate Chip Cookies and SPAM
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the origin of the chocolate chip cookie. Her guest Carolyn Wyman is the author of The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie, among other books that doc…
00:36:44 |
Thu 13 Feb 2014
Episode 162: Is Candy Food?
This week on A Taste of the Past: is candy food? Linda Pelaccio interviews Samira Kawash, author of Candy: A Century of Panic and Pleasure. Samira explains to us how difficult it was to make candy ba…
00:33:48 |
Thu 06 Feb 2014
Episode 161: History of Salmon as Food with Nic Mink
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda talks to Nic Mink, professor at the Center for Urban Ecology at Butler University, President and co-founder of Sitka Salmon Shares, and author of Salmon, A Glo…
00:38:15 |
Thu 30 Jan 2014
Episode 160: Andrew Smith
This week on A Taste of the Past, the subject is New York City food. Linda speaks with Andrew Smith, author of New York City: A Food Biography, about the history of food in New York City. Andrew brin…
00:37:39 |
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Episode 159: Gustavo Arellano & Taco History
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio welcomes guest Gustavo Arellano to discus the history of the taco. Gustavo is the author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, an editor at…
00:33:04 |
Thu 16 Jan 2014
Episode 158: History of Refrigeration
“A cold chain is a supply chain that transports and stores temperature sensitive perishable goods. The most visible manifestation of the cold chain is the electric household refrigerator.” – Jonathan…
00:34:35 |
Thu 09 Jan 2014
Episode 157: Alice Ross on the History of Christmas Dinner
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio explores the roots of the Christmas celebration. She brings in guest Alice Ross, a distinguished culinary historian who recreated the recipes for a mo…
00:33:12 |
Thu 19 Dec 2013
Episode 156: Robert Sietsema on The History of Pizza
This week on a thrilling episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio brings in features writer for EaterNY.com, Robert Sietsema. Robert educates us on the history of pizza, and enlightens us about…
00:37:43 |
Thu 12 Dec 2013
Episode 155: Open Hearth Cooking
Imagine having to cook Thanksgiving dinner over an open fire! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined in the studio by historical interpreter Carolina Capehart. Carolina is a heart…
00:32:12 |
Thu 21 Nov 2013
Episode 154: The Vegetarian Crusade
Adam Shprintzen discusses 19th Century vegetarianism in his book, The Vegetarian Crusade. This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio talks with Adam about the roots of meat abstention in the 19…
00:37:17 |
Thu 14 Nov 2013
Episode 153: Invention of the American Meal
This week on A Taste of the Past, Abigail Carroll joins host Linda Pelaccio via phone for a discussion on the American meal. Abigail Carroll is the author of Three Squares: The Invention of the Ameri…
00:31:08 |
Thu 07 Nov 2013
Episode 152: Halloween History
It’s Halloween on A Taste of the Past at the HRN studios! Host Linda Pelaccio welcomes historic gastronomist and blogger, Sarah Lohman, and together they talk about the history of Halloween, trick-or…
00:32:13 |
Thu 31 Oct 2013
Episode 151: Fried Chicken: Tracing the African Roots with Michael Twitty
On today’s episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio talks about the huge craze that surrounds fried foods: fried chicken! The guest on today’s show is Michael Twitty, culinary historian of…
00:35:07 |
Thu 24 Oct 2013
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