S1E3 Linda Pelaccio and the Pre-Breaded Monks

Sauced in Translation with Howie Southworth

My guest today is Linda Pelaccio. Linda is the host and producer of A Taste of the Past on the Heritage Radio Network. On the show, with a variety of academics, writers and other food folks of note, she explores history through the lens of food. A culinary historian by trade, Linda has dives into sundry topics such as Winston Churchill’s personal chef, the industrialization of meat, foodways of the Basque region of Spain, and the origins of the coconut. She’s even had me as a guest talking about Chinese street food. Can you imagine? Linda was also one of the early producers with the TV Food Network and therefore in my perspective, instrumental in how we consume culinary video programming today. Not for nothing, but I will also say that I was a big fan of Food network’s early stuff. Thanks, Linda. Here’s our chat.