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First Aired - 03/04/2010 12:00PM
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Kathleen Collins, author of Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows, talks about the past, present and future of food television.
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A Taste of the Past Introduction: The History of Cooking on Television (15:40)
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Linda Pelaccio, food as entertainment, cooking on television, A Taste of the Past, Heritage Radio Network, Dickson's Farmstand Meats, Kathleen Collins, pop culture journalist, Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows, Julia Child, Dione Lucas, the first person to have a regular cooking television show, the show began in 1947, James Beard, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, World War II, radio, sponsorships, product placement, making cooking and art, foodies, Americana dishes, Elsie presents James Beard in I Love to Eat, James was a personality and wanted to share his love of cooking, men would watch the show at bars,Instructional Cooking Shows & Male Audiences (16:00)
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LeDeva Davis, public television, Galloping Courmet, Graham Kerr, he started in 1969, charming personality, his career ended in scandal, Joe Langan, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, men are a target demographic, instructional programs during the day, talk radio, Romagnoli's Table, Food Network, Jeff Smith, Furgal Courmet, PBS, new media,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/04/2011 12:00PM
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All eyes are not created equal! Carol A. Butler and Bernie Wides talk about themes of sight and vision on an eye-popping episode of The Naturalist. Tune in to learn more about the evolution of sight and the history of the eye. Find out why Carol believes that sight is the most essential element of consciousness and how different animals have adapted their vision over the course of evolution. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
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The Naturalist: Evolution of Sight (18:55)
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Bernie Wides, Carol Butler, The Naturalist, Heritage Radio Network, evolution of sight, vision, eyes, gekko eyes, most insects have compound eyes, light sensative lenses, connected to visual cells, UV, ultraviolet, archer fish, mud puppies, cephalopods, octopus, squid, history of the eye, primitive eyes, sea stars, fornicating horseshoe crabs, moles, frog eyes, protruding eyes, wide field of vision,Eyes: Color, Camouflage & Consciousness (22:45)
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color, camouflage, behavior stems from what you sense, vision = consciousness, directional sensitivity, sight is considered a far sense, primitive eyes, photo receptors, marine ragworm, sight a a cellular level, sight that directs the direction of an animal, the light switch theory, evolution of the eye, natural selection, slow incremental refinement, genetic drift, random mutations,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/07/2011 11:00AM
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This week on Taste Matters, Mitchell Davis has a conversation with food luminary and restaurant business consultant Clark Wolf. They discuss current American food trends and explore the history of the food revolution in this country; from Sonoma County and San Francisco to New York City. Learn about everything from the history of tomatoes to the burgeoning restaurant scene in Las Vegas. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
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Taste Matters: Clark Wolf (16:38)
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Heritage Radio Network, Mitchell Davis, Taste Matters, Clark Wolf, Star Spangled Foods, restaurant consultation, service industry, San Francisco, Mondavi, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, James Beard, food culture, bicoastal, Northern California, evolution of the palate, arugula, molecular gastronomy, Spain,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
