Laura Gelfand
Eating the Past Host-
Join in on the fun on this week's episode as host Evelyn Funda challenges her Eating the Past co-hosts with another food quiz featuringPresidential comfort foods. -
Join in on the fun on this week's episode as host Evelyn Funda challenges her Eating the Past co-hosts with another food quiz featuring comfort foods of historical figures. -
This week Laura Gelfand talks with Joyce Kinkead, USU Emeritus Distinguished Professor of English. They explore Fred Harvey hotels and restaurants and the influence that these pioneering spots had on American food. -
With our hot temperatures during the summer months host Laura Gelfand explores the origins of an ancient cold soup that has a humble beginning. -
Alvaro Ibarra, assistant professor of Art History at USU talks with Laura Gelfand about one of his favorite comfort foods; Menudo, a spicy Mexican soup made with hominy, beef tripe, and pig foot. -
Host Evelyn Funda quizzes Eating the Past's Laura Gelfand and Jamie Sanders on their knowledge of birthday celebrations and food from around the globe. -
This week Eating the Past hosts continue their theme of birthday cakes, from the industrial revolution to the convenience and affordability of a cake in a box. -
What better way to mark this milestone than with a food that highlights how we celebrate the passage of time. This week begins this three part series about the history of birthday cakes. -
Host Laura Gelfand talks with author Mariaelena Huambachano on her book "Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well." -
Host Laura Gelfand continues the comfort food theme by sharing one of her favorite comfort soups, Tuscan ribollita.
