#202 The Lower East Side: A Culinary History

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2016

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we experience the tastes of another era by visiting some of the oldest culinary institutions of the Lower East Side. From McSorley's to Katz's, Russ & Daughters and Economy Candy -- when did these shops open, who did they serve, and how, in the world are they still with us today? We explore the topic with author Sarah Lohman of the Four Pounds Flour blog. Join us as we taste our way through the history of the Lower East Side! www.boweryboyshistory.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	Episode 202 of The Bowery Boys.
0:02.8	Tasting the history of the Lower East Side.
0:05.8	Hey, it's The Bowery Boys.
0:07.4	Hey.
0:08.6	Support for The Bowery Boys is provided by our listeners.
0:12.1	Join us for as little as a dollar a month
0:14.6	by visiting patreon.com slash Bowery Boys.
0:21.3	Hello and welcome to The Bowery Boys.
0:23.8	I'm Tom Myers, and today I'm flying solo for this show,
0:28.2	at least for the next few minutes.
0:30.4	Greg Young, my Bowery Boys partner and podcasting,
0:34.1	has fled New York for San Francisco for the week,
0:37.3	but he'll be back soon.
0:39.0	In the meantime, today we have a very special guest
0:42.0	who will be joining us shortly
0:43.9	as we head off to experience the tastes of another era
0:48.2	by spending some time with some of the oldest culinary
0:51.6	institutions in the Lower East Side.
0:54.4	The neighborhood boasts some iconic food
0:57.1	and drink sellers today from biallis and beard,
1:00.1	kinesh's, pickles and pastrami, and locks more.
1:04.4	But when exactly did these shops open?
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