On this episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined in the studio by Rebecca Federman of the Culinary Collections at the New York Public Library. Today, they are discussing the NYPL's old menu collection and the new What's on the Menu? program. Hear about old menus from the inauguration of President McKinley to the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. Help out the NYPL by helping to digitize some of these menus to create a searchable database! Tune in to learn about some of the more obscure NYC menu items, as well as the role of midday lunch in building the restaurant business in the city. This episode has been brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

"There are the everyday menus that I find very graphically beautiful and interesting. Or there are children's menus that I find really adorable." -- Rebecca Federman on her favorite menus, A Taste of the Past

Restaurants are such a huge part of our social history, that to not have these documents is such a loss." -- Rebecca Federman on A Taste of the Past

If you are a farmer, a farm enthusiast, shop at farmers markets of just simply care where your food comes from, Real Time Farms is for you! Tune in to this week's episode of The Farm Report as Erin Fairbanks sits down with the women behind the forward thinking website, Corrina Borden & Lindsay Partridge. Find out what The Food Warriors do and how you can help in their mission to help farmers and consumers bridge the gap between farm and table. Check their website for more! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"The underlying assumption of our website is that you are a farmer who wants to tell your story."

--Corrina Borden on The Farm Report

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins & guest co-host Jason Colucci are joined by acclaimed restauranteur Jason Denton. Jason has been behind some of New York City's best restaurants including Corsino, 'ino, Lupa, 'inoteca and the just-opened Betto. Jason talks about what it takes to run a successful dining venture in New York and how to manage a whole animal cooking program. Later in the show, Julia Jaksic, Executive Chef of Employees Only, joins the conversation and explains how her Midwestern and Croatian roots helped her get where she is today. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.