411 Episodes

  1. Episode 272: Cookbook Temptation in American Culture

    Published: 6/1/2017

  2. Episode 271: Evolution of Industrialized Meat

    Published: 5/25/2017

  3. Episode 270: Rose Water Festival and Saffron Tales

    Published: 5/18/2017

  4. Episode 269: America's First Foodie

    Published: 5/11/2017

  5. Episode 268: Popular History: Food

    Published: 4/20/2017

  6. Episode 267: Tea Time

    Published: 4/13/2017

  7. Episode 266: Persia: Cuisines without Borders

    Published: 3/23/2017

  8. Episode 265: A Little Bit Irish

    Published: 3/16/2017

  9. Episode 264: Pho: History in a Bowl

    Published: 2/23/2017

  10. Episode 263: African American History Through the Lens of Food NMAAHC

    Published: 2/16/2017

  11. Episode 262: Handwritten Recipes and Marginalia

    Published: 2/2/2017

  12. Episode 261: What's a Wok? The Evolution of Chinese Food in America

    Published: 1/19/2017

  13. Episode 260: History and Origin of Coconuts and Their Use in Cooking

    Published: 1/12/2017

  14. Episode 259: Celebrations of Winter Solstice

    Published: 12/22/2016

  15. Episode 258: What Menus Tell Us

    Published: 12/15/2016

  16. Episode 257: All About Butter

    Published: 12/8/2016

  17. Episode 256: As American as...Black Pepper? Surprising Flavors of American Cuisine

    Published: 12/1/2016

  18. Episode 255: A Culinary Journey: Historic Food Traditions

    Published: 11/17/2016

  19. Episode 254: The Myth of the Italian Mamma

    Published: 11/10/2016

  20. Episode 253: China: 3000 Years of Flavor

    Published: 11/3/2016

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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.