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Erin Fairbanks visits Ottomaneli & Sons Meat Market, a NYC institution, and chats with the brothers running the butcher shop; Frank, Jerry & Joseph. Tune in and get an inside perspective on an old school family of butchers that have been serving their neighborhood since the 1940's. This program was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA
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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 - 08/16/2009 01:00PM
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Mark and guest host Katie speak with John Schwally about FDR's secret air-based tomfoolery, Michael Hurwitz & Meg McGrath stop by to educate us about the tomato blight, Alyssa Maresca talks NYC real estate, and Matt Hegarty horses around!
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John Schwally Talks About FDR's Secret Air Force (14:36)
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Cairo, embassy, air field, Tom Colbert, Ari G Davies, civil aviation, Andy Dawson, JKP Airport, documentary, filmmaking, Pan American World Airways, Africa, army, summer of 1940, Europe, French colonies in Africa were taken over by Germany, North Africa, World War II, US Military Bases in Latin America and South America, plane technology, Brazil, Mexico, Pan Am was running in September of 1941, Air Transport Command, General Arnold, Cornell University, http://www.jfsfilms.com, David Hartman, FDR's Secret Air force, Air & Space Museum, discretionary fund to FDR paid for this air force, Caribbean islands,Michael Hurwitz & Meg McGrath discuss the Tomato Blight (6:28)
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Michael Hurwitz, Meg McGrath, blight, organic farmers are struggling, green market, fungal like organism causes blight, normally a potato disease, gardeners, farmers, blight is a rare disease, this is the same pathogen as the Irish Potato Famine, Cornell, photo blog, this pathogen cannot survive on dead plant tissue, starting the plant from seed prevents the rapid spread of a pathogen, starting a plant from seed vs. a big box store plant,Tomato Blight: Causes & Effects (14:35)
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a disease requires a host, a pathogen, and the right environment, rain has proven to be favorable for late blight, Michelle Obama, starting plants from seed has less risk, you have to grow it to sell it, local agriculture, incinerating plants, proper composting, Long Island, late blight is a great learning experience, reality of agriculture, Home Depot, industrial production for retail sale, know your source, bury your moldy spuds, blight produces large spots on the leaves stems and fruits, greenmarket is an independent non-profit, Poughkeepsie, compost, tuber, flooding, drought, spores, tomatoes, sustainability,Reality Estate: Rentals in Roosevelt Island with Alyssa Maresca (11:51)
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rental market, NYC, In Focus, real estate, smallpox hospital, Roosevelt Island, farms, insane asylum, new developments, repurposing land, F Train and Air Tram to the island, East River, the island is part of Manhattan, many diplomats live there, high rises, rehab hospital, Long Island City, Astoria, a one bedroom costs about $1500 to $2500, rent stabilization, landlords,Horse Racing with Matt Hegarty (14:45)
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horses, Saratoga, derby, jockeys, Belmont, East Coast center of horse racing, Del Mar, Rachael Alexander, horse racing, triple crown, racing styles, jockeying is an art, Jerry Bailey, the horses enjoy running, thoroughbred racing, horses top out at 37 MPH, Kentucky, Bill Shoemaker, Calvin Burrell, slaughterhouses, finding homes for unwanted horses, federal legislation to ban slaughter, pleasure horses, humane slaughtering, animal shelters, better training methods, daily racing forum, aqueduct, Matt Hegarty,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
