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

On the second installment of U Look Hungry, Helen Hollyman is joined by the ladies of BigLITTLE Get Together, a personal chef service based in the Lower East Side. Flanner Klette-Kolton & Lauren Gerrie tell listeners about their experience as personal chefs and hostesses and explain why sensuality is more important than pretentiousness when it comes to food. Tune in to learn more about the theme parties they throw and why some kitchen disasters are more hilarious than others. This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse.

Mark and Francis start the show with a discussion about the kinds of deep fried foods you can eat at state fairs across the country. Mark and Francis welcome Marissa Guggiana, author of Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants to discuss staff meals in restaurants across the country. They talk about what the staff eats in America's top restaurants and the importance of staff meals, both for nutrition and for camaraderie.