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 69: Food Preservation’s History and the 21st Century Root Cellar
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the history of food preservation with Jack Kittredge, homesteader, instructor and Policy Director of NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association). Thi…
00:39:41 |
Thu 07 Jul 2011
Episode 68: What is That thing? Antique Cooking Utensils
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by kitchenware collector and creator of The Brooklyn Kitchen, Harry Rosenblum. Harry and Linda discuss the lineage of some familiar kitchen items and…
00:35:21 |
Thu 30 Jun 2011
Episode 67: Voices from the Food Revolution
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by journalist and creator of the “Voices From the Food Revolution” oral history project at NYU, Judith Weinraub to discuss how we came to this food r…
00:38:24 |
Thu 23 Jun 2011
Episode 66: Reconstructing Historic Royal Kitchens: The Tudor Kitchens of Henry VIII and the Newly Discovered Kitchens of George III
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00:39:05 |
Thu 16 Jun 2011
Episode 65: Cast Iron Cookware
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda sits down with cookware historian/collector Joel Schiff and author/poet Stacey Harwood to talk about the history of cast iron cookware. Joel traces the materia…
00:39:08 |
Thu 09 Jun 2011
Episode 64: Italian Food: The Empire Strikes Again
John Mariani, Esquire food critic, noted journalist and author of “How Italian Food Conquered the World”, is this week’s guest on A Taste of The Past. Linda & John trace the history of Italian and It…
00:41:03 |
Thu 02 Jun 2011
Episode 63: The Evolving Cuisine of Israel
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the culinary history and traditions of Israel, both old and new, with Janna Gur. Janna Gur is the author of “The Book of New Israeli Food” and founder…
00:38:59 |
Thu 26 May 2011
Episode 62: Ice Cream with Laura Weiss
Linda Pelaccio gets ready for summer as she explores the history of ice cream with noted journalist and author Laura Weiss on A Taste of the Past. Laura traces the history of ice cream, from it’s icy…
00:36:22 |
Thu 19 May 2011
Episode 61: Salt with Mark Bitterman
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by salt expert and author of “Salted: A Manifesto on the World’s Most Essential Mineral”, Mark Bitterman. Tune in to learn more about salt, the miner…
00:38:28 |
Thu 05 May 2011
Episode 60: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda invites filmmaker David Gelb and editor Brandon Driscoll-Luttringer to talk about their new film, “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”. Currently playing at the Tribeca Film…
00:36:38 |
Thu 28 Apr 2011
Episode 59: The Potato: How it Changed the World
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda invites food historian and noted author Andy Smith to the program to explore and dissect the history of the most popular tuber and a staple of most diets – the…
00:36:16 |
Thu 21 Apr 2011
Episode 58: Royal Weding Feasts
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the decadent feasts behind royal weddings. Joined by food historian and period cookery instructor Ivan Day, she predicts what might been seen on the p…
00:37:05 |
Thu 14 Apr 2011
Episode 57: An American Icon Turns 125
Join Linda Pelaccio as she celebrates the 125th anniversary of one of the most recognizable brands and products in the world – Coca-Cola. She is joined by Coca-Cola Company archivist Jamal Booker who…
00:35:03 |
Thu 07 Apr 2011
Episode 56: Joan Nathan
Award winning cookbook author, documentarian and TV personality Joan Nathan is Linda Pelaccio’s guest on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past. Joan talks about her latest book “Quiches, Kugels …
00:38:42 |
Thu 31 Mar 2011
Episode 55: America’s Vanished Foods
Linda Pelaccio explores America’s Vanished Foods on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past with Andrew Beahrs, author of Twain’s Feast: Searching for America’s Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samu…
00:37:42 |
Thu 24 Mar 2011
Episode 54: Vegetarian Cooking with Deborah Madison
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by Deborah Madison, “The Julia Child of Vegetarian Cooking”. Linda & Deborah dispel some of the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding vegetarian die…
00:37:39 |
Thu 10 Mar 2011
Episode 53: Jessica B. Harris
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio welcomes author, culinary historian, journalist and African American foodways expert Jessica B. Harris to the show. Jessica discusses some of the hist…
00:46:39 |
Thu 03 Mar 2011
Episode 52: American Cooking with Molly O’Neill
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the roots and current state of American Cooking with cookbook author and former NY Times columnist Molly O’Neill. Molly talks about our culinary and r…
00:33:48 |
Thu 24 Feb 2011
Episode 51: Secrets from the White House Kitchens
To celebrate President’s Day, Linda invites author and former visiting White House Chef Jack Hanny to the studio to talk about his latest book, “Secrets from the White House Kitchens”. Jack goes into…
00:37:42 |
Thu 17 Feb 2011
Episode 50: Chocolate: a divine obsession
Valentine’s Day may have been intended to celebrate love, but we all know what’s really on our mind around this time – chocolate! Tune into A Taste of the Past to learn more about one of the most com…
00:33:14 |
Thu 10 Feb 2011
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