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 330: Women's Work: History of Community Cookbooks
Community cookbooks—you know, those spiral bound collections with each contributor credited--began as a way for women to come together and share recipes and to support a common cause be it a local ch…
00:52:34 |
Thu 30 May 2019
Episode 329: Eat With Your Eyes: "Moritsuké," Japanese Arrangement of Food on the Plate
Have you ever marveled at the delicately complex beauty of a plate of Japanese food? A dish is considered well-harmonized in Japanese when it is peaceful to look at. This arrangement of food on the …
00:57:44 |
Thu 23 May 2019
Episode 328: Evolution of the American Kitchen, From Workplace to Dreamscape,1940s-70s
The prosperity of the 1950's kicked off the revolution in technology and design that transformed the American kitchen from scullery to the central great room of the modern home. Modern pastel colored…
00:46:35 |
Thu 16 May 2019
Episode 327: Pierre Thiam on FONIO: History and Future of the African Supergrain
New York City-based Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam has heightened the profile of West African cuisine in the United States with his restaurants and award-winning cookbooks Yolélé and Senegal. His new m…
00:45:32 |
Thu 09 May 2019
Episode 326: Lost and Disappearing Dishes of the Italian South
The cuisine of the Italian south has been called the soul of Italian cuisine and bedrock in the history of Italian cooking. In her new book, Food of the Italian South, food journalist and historian …
00:47:01 |
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Episode 325: Pintxos and Food of the Basque Country
The Basque region of Spain is a food lover's mecca. From the endless variety of pintxos--the small bites offered at hundreds of bars--to rustic ciderhouse dinners; and from over 20 Michelin-starred …
00:44:20 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Episode 324: The Ancient Secret of Cetara: Colatura di Alici
For centuries, in the small town of Cetara on the Amalfi Coast of Italy, anchovies have been gathered and fermented into the piquant sauce "colatura di alici," a local specialty. Until the 1990s, col…
00:55:07 |
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Episod 323: Irish Classics
It's been 30 years since Irish cooking personality Darina Allen started SIMPLY DELICIOUS, her original television program and cookbook series. Today she looks back over that period of time and talks…
00:49:00 |
Thu 14 Mar 2019
Episode 322: Bartolomeo Scappi: History Reimagined
Author Crystal King’s newest historical novel, “The Chef’s Secret,” is a fictional story based on a true character, Bartolomeo Scappi, who served as the Vatican chef during the 16th century Italian R…
00:48:21 |
Thu 07 Mar 2019
Episode 321: Accidental Farmers: How the Jamisons Became part of the Food Revolution
When Sukey and John Jamison purchased an old farmhouse over 40 years ago they had no idea they would they would become game-changing farmers, let alone being named Conservaton Farmers of the Year for…
00:47:16 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Episode 320: 30 generations of Olive Oil - Frescobaldi
In medieval times the term Laudemio indicated the best part of the harvest reserved for the feudal lord. This year the Frescobaldi family of Tuscany is celebrating the 30th anniversary harvest of its…
00:35:11 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
Episode 319: Food of the Republic of Georgia
Situated strategically at the crossroads of Europe and Asia in the Caucasus mountain range the Republic of Georgia has a unique and ancient cultural heritage that is famed for its traditions of hospi…
00:47:19 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Episode 318: Sustainable Culinary Travel
Culinary travel is one of the fastest growing travel trends today. By combining travel with unique eating--and even cooking--experiences, culinary tourism offers an authentic taste of place and unde…
00:45:23 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Episode 317: The Eternal Table - History of Roman Food
Like the city itself, Rome’s culinary history is multi-layered, both vertically and horizontally, from migrant shepherds to the senatorial aristocracy, from the papal court to the flow of pilgrims an…
00:42:49 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Episode 316: Feast of the Seven Fishes with Michele Scicolone
Italian cookbooks do not refer to it by name. It's not known by name in Italy. In fact, in the north of Italy it's unheard of, and the Catholic church does not recognize it. So what exactly is the F…
00:36:02 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Episode 315: Street Food of China
Chinese cuisine's history dates back more than three millennia, and it's only in recent times that regional specialties beyond the usual Cantonese, Hunan, and Sichuan dishes have begun to arrive in t…
00:45:52 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Episode 314: The Cries of Street Food Vendors: 19thC Public Culture of Food in New Orleans
Ashley Rose Young, Historian of the American Food History Project at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, has long been interested in the foodways of America’s past. And when she’s n…
00:43:32 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
Episode 313: Katie Parla Talks Classic Comebacks
On a recent trip to Rome, I met up with Katie Parla, Italian food and culture writer, to talk to her about her thoughts on the recent renaissance of old classic Roman dishes, particularly pasta dishe…
00:32:03 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Episode 312: Sicilian Influence in New Orleans Food Culture
In his recently published book, Creole Italian, Justin A. Nystrom explores the influence Sicilian immigrants have had on New Orleans foodways. His culinary journey follows these immigrants from their…
00:44:39 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
Episode 311: Galloping Gourmet Redux
Graham Kerr, aka The Galloping Gourmet, wrote a very modern and revolutionary cookbook in 1969, which was overshadowed by his huge success as one of the early TV cooking personalities. Matt and Ted L…
00:44:28 |
Thu 01 Nov 2018
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