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First Aired - 01/20/2011 12:00PM
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This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda explores the history of the modern kitchen. Joined by food journalist and culinary historian Meryle Evans, Linda tells the story of the kitchen from its basement beginnings to its growth into a "perfect work triangle". Tune in and hear the stories behind some of the most commonly used and overlooked kitchen tools such as Tupperware, Chemex & ice cream scoops. This episode was sponsored by Route 11 / Tabard Inn. For more information visit www.rt11.com
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A Taste of the Past Introduction: Counter Space with Meryle Evans (19:43)
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Linda Pelaccio, A Taste of the Past, Heritage Radio Network, kitchens, what do they mean to us?, Counter Space: Design & The Modern Kitchen, Museum of Modern Art, runs until May 2nd, the kitchen at the turn of the century, kitchen was not a very visible place to be, sometimes dark and hidden, not much thought given to design, no modern appliances, Catharine Esther Beecher, Home Economics movement, Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards, The Frankfurt Kitchen, originated by woman / architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, earliest work by a female architect in the exhibit, the perfect work triangle, early tea kettle designs, electricity and gas, fire by coal, Tupperware, Chemex, people turned away from brewed coffee in the 60's and went to drip coffee, Meryle Evans,The Evolution of the Modern Kitchen (17:42)
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Evolution of the modern kitchen, stainless steel, dishwashers, sustainability push, Victory Gardens, things move in cycles, pressure cooker, first one looks like a battleship, old films on kitchens, Mixmaster, looks the same as they are today, KitchenAid, many things have stood the test of time, American housewife as a nutritionist, designed on the ideal model of a woman, men and women have gotten taller and taller, counter tops are higher today than they used to be, Hoosier cabinet, late 19th century, all in one workstation, ice cream scoop from 1940, egg slicer, sugar cubes were invented in 1872, square bottom paper bag patented in 1869, inventiveness of industrial designers, roast holders, cake slicer, Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/12/2010 03:30PM
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Moving right along in their Fruit of the Month series, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by friend and guest Scott Appel to discuss the misunderstood and often forgotten history of citrus. Tune in to learn about the many stories and travels surrounding the citrus plant family, and find out which of your favorite fruits are man made hybrids. Also listen in for a special candied citrus recipe from Scott Appel! This episode was brought to you by Hearst Ranch; the largest single-source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef.
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We Dig Plants: The Citrus Show (18:03)
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fruit of the month, citrus, clove studded oranges, clementines, Scott Appel, The Green Man, gooseberries, citrus plant family, genus as well as the common name, there are only a handful of species the rest are hybrids, Greek myth, Paris & Hector, Helen of Troy, citrus grandis, wild species, come from China and southeast Asia, Muslims dispersed citrus throughout their empire, tangerine means from Tangiers, Luís Vaz de Camões, new found lemons, as fair as the virgins breasts, We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Krieg,Scott Appel on the History of Citrus (18:31)
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the new lemon, lemons are not wild, they are human made hybrids, citrus microcarpa, good for marmalade, Trifoliate Orange, defoliation, you still have to water in the winter, Buddha's hand, candying citrus, use a sharp vegetable peeler, you only want the colored part of the skin, boil the skins up in plain water, make a simple sugar syrup, put the skins in that boiled, then keep them in glass jars in the refrigerator, candied citrus peel, coffee and cognac, surgical breeding, hybrids, clones,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/22/2010 03:30PM
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This week on Hot Grease Nicole talks Turkey Day with some twists on common Thanksgiving treats. She reaches out to the Food Culturist Twitter and Facebook networks for some tips on spicing up cranberry sauce, how to come up with an uncommon hostess gift, and non-turkey centered T-day ideas like a day-after Seafood dinner or roasted duck. Plus we take a look back at Stacey West's tips for Thanksgiving etiquette. This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owned since 1919
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Thanksgiving on Hot Grease (7:32)
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Hot Grease, Nicole Taylor, Thanksgiving Edition, Edible: a Cookbook, Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Candy Kumquat, Edible Austin, Zuchini Houdini by Brenda Stanley, saving Zuchini from Summer, Zuchini Marmalade, hostess gift, Food Network.com, Sweet Potatoe Casserole, Food52.com, Best Holiday Punch, Cranberry Ginger Sparkler,New Spins on Common Turkey Day Treats (7:35)
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Thank you to all Hot Grease / Food Culturist fans!, Thanksgiving on Social Media, a different spin on cranberry sauce, Twitter recipe ideas, Virginia Willis, Cranberry Sauce with Jalapeno peppers, FoodNetwork.com Jalapeno Cranberry Sauce recipe, anti-canned cranberry, take cranberries cook them down and add jalapeno, put balsamic vinegar in reduced with cranberries and sugar, Coolio's Cookbook, Coolio's Grandmother's Cranberry Sauce, Coolio's online cooking show, What Will Be On Your Dinner Plate?, people get excited and like to share!, Liza deGuia from FoodCurated.com, Friday Dinner, Shevon Gant is baking pies, Yemi is roasting a duck, Adriana Valez, barley syrup, there are rarely wine pairing tips for Thanksgiving, HeritageLinkBrands.com, Culinary Creations List, wine pairings for collared greens with smoked turkey necks, African diaspora foods paired with wines,Stacey West on Turkey Day Etiquette (5:55)
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Cabot Cheese, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Stacey West, Stacey West on Twitter, local wine, is the host obligated to open the gift bottle during dinner?, college football after dinner?, post Thanksgiving dinner plans instead of football, karaoke, board games,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
