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 49: Chinese New Year Food Traditions
This week on A Taste of The Past, Linda explores the gastronomic history and traditions of the Chinese New Year with culinary instructor and author of RedCook.net, Kho Kian Lam. They discuss the symb…
00:32:24 |
Thu 03 Feb 2011
Episode 48: The Ancient Legacy of the Mediterranean Diet
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by Moroccan born author and cooking instructor, Kitty Morse. Kitty’s latest book, “A Biblical Feast: Ancient Mediterranean Flavors for Today’s Table”…
00:39:13 |
Thu 27 Jan 2011
Episode 47: The Evolution of the Modern Kitchen: 100 Years of Design
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the history of the modern kitchen. Joined by food journalist and culinary historian Meryle Evans, Linda tells the story of the kitchen from its baseme…
00:38:19 |
Thu 20 Jan 2011
Episode 46: Origins of Curry
This week’s discussion on A Taste of the Past focuses on curry, one of the most widley used – and misused – terms in the culinary lexicon. Joining Linda is Colleen Taylor Sen, a food historian and jo…
00:33:29 |
Thu 13 Jan 2011
Episode 45: Good Luck Round Foods for the New Year and Mochi making with Hiroko Shimbo
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by trained sushi chef, restaurant consultant, cooking instructor, and cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo. Linda and Hiroko discuss the tradition of “good …
00:33:37 |
Thu 06 Jan 2011
Episode 44: Punch: The Delights and Dangers of the Flowing Bowl
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda welcomes historian, master mixologist and author David Wondrich back to the show. David’s latest book, “Punch: The Delights and Dangers of the Flowing Bowl”, e…
00:36:37 |
Thu 23 Dec 2010
Episode 43: Origins of Malaysian Flavors
Explore the history of Malaysian food this week on A Taste of the Past with Linda Pelaccio. Linda is joined by guest Susheela Raghavan, author of Flavors of Malaysia: A Journey Through Time, Tastes, …
00:37:16 |
Thu 16 Dec 2010
Episode 42: Heritage of Chinese Cooking: The Wok
This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by author and wok master Grace Young. Her latest book is Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge, a book that explores everything from the origins and health b…
00:37:34 |
Thu 09 Dec 2010
Episode 41: Potato Latkes and the Food of Hanukkah
Celebrate Hanukkah on a special episode of A Taste of the Past! Linda is joined by Rabbi, historian and author Gil Marks, author of The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. Gil gives a brief history of Hanuk…
00:35:22 |
Thu 02 Dec 2010
Episode 40: Rozanne Gold
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda sits down with multiple James Beard award winner and author of over a dozen cookbooks Rozanne Gold. They discussed Rozanne’s new book “Radically Simple”, a cook…
00:34:40 |
Thu 18 Nov 2010
Episode 39: Thanksgiving and Historic Recipes
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda tackles Thanksgiving, and journeys back to discover some of the original recipes used when the Plymouth Crew and the locals got together to celebrate the harves…
00:34:06 |
Thu 11 Nov 2010
Episode 38: Wild Food
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda speaks to master forager Connie Green. Recommended by Martha Stewart Living and co-author of “The Wild Table: Seasonal Foraged Food and Recipes”, Connie knows a…
00:33:59 |
Thu 04 Nov 2010
Episode 37: Apples
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda talks all things apple with Erik Baard a writer and an advocate for Newton Pippin apples, long considered the Cadillac of apples. Baard explains how the Pippin–…
00:33:46 |
Thu 28 Oct 2010
Episode 36: Truffles
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda delves into the luxurious world of the truffle, and speaks to Vincent Jeanseaume of Sabatino Tartufi. Vincent and Linda take a look at the many varieties of tru…
00:35:49 |
Thu 21 Oct 2010
Episode 35: Our Obsession with Diets with Susan Yager
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda speaks to Susan Yager, author of “The Hundred Year Diet”, an examination of America’s obsession with dieting, going back over a hundred years. Susan took a look…
00:38:59 |
Thu 07 Oct 2010
Episode 34: Some Spicy History with Michael Krondl
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda talks salt, pepper, and spice: currency, commodity, and culinary aid. Author and culinary historian Michael Krondl breaks down the roles that specific spices pl…
00:38:46 |
Thu 30 Sep 2010
Episode 33: Eataly with Joe Bastianich & Lidia Bastianich
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda speaks to Joe Bastianich & his sainted mother Lidia Bastianich for a discussion about Eataly. The largest artisanal Italian food and wine marketplace in the wor…
00:27:32 |
Thu 23 Sep 2010
Episode 32: Tailgating with Dave Joachim
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda explores the very American tradition of tailgating. Follow tailgating from the chuck wagon to the station wagon as Linda looks back as far as the Civil War to f…
00:30:24 |
Thu 16 Sep 2010
Episode 31: “Hoppin John” Taylor
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke to “Hoppin John” Taylor, master of “low-country” cooking. The low country is the coastal area of the Carolinas originally settled by wealthy plantation ow…
00:35:29 |
Thu 19 Aug 2010
Episode 30: Holley Bishop, Brandon Hoy & Eddie Diaz
This week on A Taste of the Past Linda sat down with Holley Bishop. Bishop wrote “Robbing the Bees”, a book about the history of beekeeping and her own experience helping bee-keepers “rob” hives of h…
00:44:52 |
Thu 12 Aug 2010
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