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 150: Cuisine & Empire with Rachel Laudan
Rachel Laudan is taking a culinary approach to world history in her book, Cuisine & Emire! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio talks with Rachel about the influences of medicine, politic…
00:34:12 |
Thu 17 Oct 2013
Episode 149: Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
On today’s episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Anya Von Bremzen, author, journalist, food writer, and contributing editor of Travel + Leisure magazine, into the studio for a …
00:29:59 |
Thu 03 Oct 2013
Episode 148: Mollie Katzen on Vegetables
On today’s episode of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio speaks with special guest Mollie Katzen, known throughout the culinary world as one of the best-selling cookbook authors of all time. A …
00:37:06 |
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Episode 147: The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook
Linda Pelaccio visits The Fabulous Beekman Boys at their farm to discuss The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past! Tune into this program to learn abou…
00:27:58 |
Thu 05 Sep 2013
Episode 146: Who Was Betty Crocker?
Betty Crocker is not, and never was, a real person – but that doesn’t change the effect she had on generations of people in America. Learn more about the history of the iconic Betty Crocker on this e…
00:33:41 |
Thu 29 Aug 2013
Episode 145: Housewives’ Paradise: History of Supermarkets
Learn about the social and economic implications of the supermarket on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past. Linda Pelaccio talks with University of Minnesota History Professor Dr. Tracey Deuts…
00:30:53 |
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Episode 144: Breakfast History
Most of us eat breakfast every day, but we rarely think of the the origins behind the meal. From etymology to cultural history – go deeper behind breakfast on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Pa…
00:32:58 |
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Episode 143: Kitchen History with Tori Avey
What foods were historical figures like Emily Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo Da Vinci eating during their lifetimes? On this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio chats wi…
00:29:48 |
Thu 08 Aug 2013
Episode 142: Antarctic Cuisine
Learn about the history of Antarctic exploration and cuisine on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past. Linda Pelaccio is talking with Jason Anthony, author of the recent Hoosh. But what is ‘hoos…
00:39:21 |
Thu 01 Aug 2013
Episode 141: A History of Food in 100 Recipes
William Sitwell, author of A History of Food in 100 Recipes, joins Linda Pelaccio for this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past to talk about the evolution of the food industry over hundreds of year…
00:35:05 |
Thu 27 Jun 2013
Episode 140: Coffee History
Mark Pendergrast comes into the studio this week on A Taste of the Past to talk about the history of coffee! Mark Pendergast is an American independent scholar, and author of six books, with his most…
00:41:41 |
Thu 20 Jun 2013
Episode 139: Darina Allen & Irish Traditional Cooking
Darina Allen is an Irish chef, food writer, TV personality, and founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Schanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. In this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past, Darina ex…
00:43:04 |
Thu 13 Jun 2013
Episode 138: Roman Chefs Look to the Past
Katie Parla is in love with the contemporary Roman food scene! On this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio invites Katie into the studio to talk about restaurant trends in Rome. Fin…
00:28:19 |
Thu 06 Jun 2013
Episode 137: Dione Lucas: Television’s First Celebrity Chef
Who was television’s first cooking star? If you guessed Julia Child, you must be forgetting Dione Lucas! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined in the studio by Australian author …
00:40:34 |
Thu 30 May 2013
Episode 136: Babylonia and Beyond: History of Iraqi Cuisine
Nawal Nasrallah joins Linda Pelaccio in the studio to celebrate the new edition of her book, Delights from the Garden of Eden. This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda and Nawal delve into the history…
00:42:08 |
Thu 23 May 2013
Episode 135: Lynne Olver & FoodTimeline.org
Lynne Olver is a reference librarian with a passion for food! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio calls Lynne to talk to her about food history and her website, FoodTimeline.org. How doe…
00:33:41 |
Thu 09 May 2013
Episode 134: Food Gangsters
Did you know that gangsters controlled nearly all of the food distribution in Depression-era New York City? This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio invites Andy Coe to talk about racketeerin…
00:34:32 |
Thu 02 May 2013
Episode 133: History of Vegetarianism
Learn about the history of vegetarianism and veganism with Rynn Berry. Rynn joins Linda Pelaccio in the studio to talk vegetables, raw food, and animal rights. Rynn is a historical adviser to the Nor…
00:31:33 |
Thu 11 Apr 2013
Episode 132: Easter Sweets & Ancient Rites of Spring
Michael Krondl is talking Easter sweets on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past! Michael joins Linda Pelaccio in the studio to shed some light on some confusing Easter mythology. Why do we give…
00:32:11 |
Thu 28 Mar 2013
Episode 131: Clodagh McKenna
Getting excited about St. Patrick’s Day? Tune in to A Taste of the Past this week as Linda Pelaccio hosts Irish chef, TV personality, cookbook author and director of a new cookery school, Clodagh McK…
00:34:59 |
Thu 14 Mar 2013
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