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Episode 237: How Coke Became Kosher, and other tales
Episode 237: How Coke Became Kosher, and other tales
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Roger Horowitz, an historian of American business, technology, and labor, and an expert on the nation’s food. He is the author of the book Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History).
Horowitz traces the history and dramatic rise of kosher food products, specifically how they made their way into American food culture and were later popularized in the mass market of consumer products.
Horowitz traces the history and dramatic rise of kosher food products, specifically how they made their way into American food culture and were later popularized in the mass market of consumer products.
Released:
May 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 1: William Grimes: A History of New York Restaurants: On the pilot episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio takes us on a journey through the history of New York City restaurants, from the big boarding house taverns to the Bijou-style eateries. by A Taste of the Past