A Taste of the Past by Heritage Radio Network

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.

Category: Arts

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- Jessica B. Harris on The Legacy Quilt: African-American Foundation of American Cuisine 1619-2019

Fri, 5 Mar 2021
362
- Presenting The Shameless Chef

Sat, 20 Feb 2021
361
- Pasta's Past, One Dish at a Time

Sat, 16 Jan 2021
360
- Foods of Christmas Past

Thu, 17 Dec 2020
359
- Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook

Fri, 11 Dec 2020
358
- Preserving a Culture Through Regenerative Tourism with Elizabeth Minchilli

Thu, 3 Dec 2020
357
- American Pie History

Sun, 1 Nov 2020
356
- The Story of Foie Gras and Cuisine of Gascony

Sun, 18 Oct 2020
355
- Holiday Food, 3,000 years old.

Fri, 18 Sep 2020
354
- League of Kitchens: Preserving Culinary Traditions

Thu, 20 Aug 2020
353
- The Chile Pepper in China

Wed, 12 Aug 2020
352
- Presenting Eat Your Heartland Out

Thu, 9 Jul 2020
351
- History of Soup Kitchens

Fri, 8 May 2020
350
- Comfort Food

Sat, 25 Apr 2020
349
- The Food Supply Chain and History of Beans

Fri, 3 Apr 2020
348
- Golden Arches in Black America

Tue, 25 Feb 2020
347
- Darra Goldstein: Seeking The Flavors of Russian Cooking

Thu, 6 Feb 2020
346
- Episode 346: Poison Squad: Founding of the FDA

Thu, 30 Jan 2020
345
- Episode 345: PASTA GRANNIES: Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks

Thu, 23 Jan 2020
344
- Episode 344: The Coney Island Hot Dog Returns

Thu, 19 Dec 2019
343
- Episode 343: Signature Dishes That Shaped Culinary History

Thu, 12 Dec 2019
342
- Episode 341: Resurrection of Zagat

Thu, 21 Nov 2019
341
- Episode 341: Serious Eats' Ed Levine

Thu, 5 Dec 2019
340
- Episode 340: Joy of Cooking - Redux

Thu, 14 Nov 2019
339
- Episode 339: The Food of Sichuan

Thu, 7 Nov 2019
338
- Episode 338: American Cuisine and How It Got This Way

Thu, 31 Oct 2019
337
- Episode 337: The History and Art of Tailgating

Thu, 24 Oct 2019
336
- Episode 336: Seeking the South

Thu, 3 Oct 2019
335
- Episode 335: Dining at Downton Abbey

Thu, 19 Sep 2019
334
- Grave Case of the Gravenstein: Saving an Heirloom Apple

Thu, 01 Aug 2019
333
- Episode 333: PICKLES!

Thu, 18 Jul 2019
332
- Episode 332: Molly O'Neill

Thu, 20 Jun 2019
331
- Episode 331: Salt-Works: Reviving a Centuries Old Tradition in the Appalachian Mountains

Thu, 13 Jun 2019
330
- Episode 330: Women's Work: History of Community Cookbooks

Thu, 30 May 2019
329
- Episode 329: Eat With Your Eyes: "Moritsuké," Japanese Arrangement of Food on the Plate

Thu, 23 May 2019
328
- Episode 328: Evolution of the American Kitchen, From Workplace to Dreamscape,1940s-70s

Thu, 16 May 2019
327
- Episode 327: Pierre Thiam on FONIO: History and Future of the African Supergrain

Thu, 09 May 2019
326
- Episode 326: Lost and Disappearing Dishes of the Italian South

Thu, 18 Apr 2019
325
- Episode 325: Pintxos and Food of the Basque Country

Thu, 11 Apr 2019
324
- Episode 324: The Ancient Secret of Cetara: Colatura di Alici

Thu, 21 Mar 2019
323
- Episod 323: Irish Classics

Thu, 14 Mar 2019
322
- Episode 322: Bartolomeo Scappi: History Reimagined

Thu, 07 Mar 2019
321
- Episode 321: Accidental Farmers: How the Jamisons Became part of the Food Revolution

Thu, 21 Feb 2019
320
- Episode 320: 30 generations of Olive Oil - Frscobaldi

Thu, 07 Feb 2019
319
- Episode 319: Food of the Republic of Georgia

Thu, 31 Jan 2019
318
- Episode 318: Sustainable Culinary Travel

Thu, 24 Jan 2019
317
- Episode 317: The Eternal Table - History of Roman Food

Thu, 17 Jan 2019
316
- Episode 316: Feast of the Seven Fishes with Michele Scicolone

Thu, 20 Dec 2018
315
- Episode 315: Street Food of China

Thu, 13 Dec 2018
314
- Episode 314: The Cries of Street Food Vendors: 19thC Public Culture of Food in New Orleans

Thu, 06 Dec 2018

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