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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 del... Read more

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Episode 34: Some Spicy History with Michael Krondl

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 ... Read more

30 Sep 2010

37mins

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Episode 36: Truffles

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 ... Read more

21 Oct 2010

34mins

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Episode 340: Joy of Cooking - Redux

Episode 340: Joy of Cooking - Redux

It’s been nearly ninety years since Irma S. Rombauer self-published the first edition of Joy of Cooking in 1931. It quic... Read more

14 Nov 2019

50mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 335: Dining at Downton Abbey

Episode 335: Dining at Downton Abbey

Fans of the TV series "Downton Abbey" are excitedly awaiting the premiere of the movie on Friday of this week. And coinc... Read more

19 Sep 2019

50mins

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Episode 22: Ice Cream with Jon Snyder & Jeri Quinzio

Episode 22: Ice Cream with Jon Snyder & Jeri Quinzio

This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke with two masters of frozen delights. Jon Snyder of Il Laboratorio del Gelat... Read more

20 May 2010

33mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 21: Heirloom Seeds with Amy Goldman

Episode 21: Heirloom Seeds with Amy Goldman

Linda sits down with author, horticulture legend and the worlds premiere vegetable gardener Amy Goldman. Amy also serves... Read more

13 May 2010

30mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 93: Downton Abbey

Episode 93: Downton Abbey

Hooked on Downton Abbey? Curious what food was like during the Edwardian Period? Tune in to an especially historic episo... Read more

8 Mar 2012

30mins

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Episode 296: The Greedy Queen: Dining in the Time of Victoria

Episode 296: The Greedy Queen: Dining in the Time of Victoria

On this episode, historian and regular voice on BBC Radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet, Annie Gray, joins Linda to talk about the... Read more

12 Apr 2018

43mins

Ranked #9

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American Pie History

American Pie History

As American as Apple Pie? Although Pie came to America with the first English settlers, American pie focused on the swee... Read more

1 Nov 2020

49mins

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Episode 55: America’s Vanished Foods

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, autho... Read more

24 Mar 2011

35mins

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Episode 140: Coffee History

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 Pender... Read more

20 Jun 2013

40mins

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Episode 339: The Food of Sichuan

Episode 339: The Food of Sichuan

Sichuan food has long been known for its heat and spice, but the fragrant flavors and sophistication that it holds throu... Read more

7 Nov 2019

41mins

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Episode 275: The Evolution of Grocery Stores

Episode 275: The Evolution of Grocery Stores

From early trading posts to retail chains and superstores, award winning author Michael Ruhlman--The Soul of a Chef, The... Read more

22 Jun 2017

43mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 317: The Eternal Table - History of Roman Food

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... Read more

17 Jan 2019

42mins

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Episode 176: Ramen: The Untold History

Episode 176: Ramen: The Untold History

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio talks about the history of ramen in Japan and the United States with Ge... Read more

12 Jun 2014

33mins

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Episode 65: Cast Iron Cookware

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 H... Read more

9 Jun 2011

38mins

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Episode 48: The Ancient Legacy of the Mediterranean Diet

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 l... Read more

27 Jan 2011

37mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 24: Amy Cotler

Episode 24: Amy Cotler

Linda talks about the trials and tribulations of the devoted Locavore with Amy Cotler, author of “The Locavore Way”. Amy... Read more

3 Jun 2010

33mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 165: Turmeric

Episode 165: Turmeric

Turmeric: health benefits, flavor, dyes, and more. This spice is used in many eastern cuisines, such as Thai and Malaysi... Read more

13 Mar 2014

31mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 241: Food in the Gilded Age: What Ordinary Americans Ate

Episode 241: Food in the Gilded Age: What Ordinary Americans Ate

America's Gilded Age, the last quarter of the nineteenth century, is renowned for the excesses of robber barons and tyco... Read more

16 Jun 2016

37mins

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