The Gilded Age Cookbook: A Conversation with author Becky Diamond
Join author Becky Diamond and Carl for a true Gilded Age feast! Carl and Becky enjoy a hearty and delicious conversation on all aspects of dining during this opulent period including what more modest home cooks were whipping up in their newly outfitted kitchens.
The Gilded Age was a period of rapid industrialization and innovation – and that was abundantly true in terms of what was happening in the kitchen. New marvels like refrigeration, the availability of today’s essential ingredients like baking powder and new tools from egg beaters to meat slicers all made creating over-the-top meals much easier than ever before. Becky Libourel Diamond, food historian and author of the just published The Gilded Age Cookbook shares some rich insight into a number of these kitchen innovations along with stories of recipes and dishes that defined grand Gilded Age dining. In this season of holiday entertaining, Becky even shares some ideas from her book on how to create your own Gilded Age inspired holiday dinner.
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