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Episode 83: Feeding Gotham: History of Urban Provisioning

Episode 83: Feeding Gotham: History of Urban Provisioning

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 83: Feeding Gotham: History of Urban Provisioning

FromA Taste of the Past

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio explores the history of public markets and meat supplies in New York City with Gergely Baics, Assistant Professor of History and Urban Studies at Barnard College. Tune in to learn about food provisioning and local markets and how policy and seasonality play into the proteins made available to the public in urban areas. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard and Winery.
Released:
Dec 1, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.