This week, author Kara Newman, author of “Spice and Ice”, stops by to announce the second golden age of the cocktail. She and Linda wade through mixed drink mythology to discuss the first cocktail, the origin of household drink names,dilution, infusion, and the tiki aesthetic. The show heats up as they break out the sangritas and talk about adding spice to your drink and your evening. This show is brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

Photo: Spice & Ice by Kara Newman

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This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke to Barbecue Bible (blog and book series) author Steven Raichlen about the only international food “woven into our human fabric”: BBQ. Steven has traveled the world investigating, written eight books about, and hosted his own show on PBS regarding BBQ, and knows a thing or two about a thing or two regarding grilled meat and the “slow and low”. Tune in for an illuminating look at BBQ’s history, future, and how our local traditions have grown from and melded with international versions of the ‘cue. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of fine grass-fed beef.

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This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke to Jane Ziegelman, author of the book “97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement”. The focus of the show was the process by which American palates have benefitted from the cookbooks immigrants brought over from native lands at the turn of the last century. For many immigrant families, compiling family recipies and passing them down from generation to generation was a time honored tradition, and thanks to dedicated home cooks and a myriad of archival resources we can all benefit from this combined mass of international, intercultural knowledge. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods.

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Jimmy Carbone spoke to Linda about beer’s history as a medicinal aid, German purity laws and why they can help or hinder international beer, and how the next generation of kids growing up with the burgeoning craft beer movement will push the art of brewin

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This week on Taste of the Past Linda spoke with Seamus Mullen of Boqueria & Boqueria Soho. They discussed the many regional cuisines of Spain and why its no longer cooler to get your food Fed-Ex from far off lands than from a small farm upstate.

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Linda talks about the trials and tribulations of the devoted Locavore with Amy Cotler, author of “The Locavore Way”. Amy speaks about tried and true techniques to deal with the more confounding issues linked to locavorism, and why its worth the trouble.

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Linda speaks to Gabriel Ross, chef and charcoutier at Dickson’s Farmstand Meats in Chelsea Market, NYC. Get the skinny on bacon and the history of cured and smoked meats here and abroad!

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This week on A Taste of the Past Linda spoke with two masters of frozen delights. Jon Snyder of Il Laboratorio del Gelato and Jeri Quinzio, author of “Of Sugar and Snow” stopped by with some delicious insight into the history and future of ice cream.

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Linda sits down with author, horticulture legend and the worlds premiere vegetable gardener Amy Goldman. Amy also serves as the Board Chair for Seed Savers exchange, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving heirloom plant varieties.

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Trevor Gulliver of St John stops by to talk Nose To Tail Philosophy, and preview some of the new projects that he and Fergus Henderson have planned.

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