The Thousand Dollar Dinner - The Feast

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Parkinson's Ice Cream Shop, courtesy of the Historical Society of Philadelphia Dog days of summer getting you down? Why not treat yourself to a story about one of the first families of ice cream in 19th century Philadelphia? Learn how a modest ice cream shop went head to head with New York’s famous Delmonico’s to become one of the finest restaurants in America. A special feature from The Feast this week, in collaboration with Becky Diamond, author of “The Thousand Dollar Dinner”, we’ll cool you down with some scandalous vanilla ice cream and take you behind the scenes of one of America’s first great cookery challenges. Written & Produced by Laura Carlson Technical Director: Mike Portt Special thanks to Becky Diamond, author of "The Thousand Dollar Feast: America's First Great Cookery Challenge". Available in paperback September, 2016. www.beckyldiamond.com All the ice cream recipes, stories of the scandalous vanilla bean, great music from the episode & more can be found here. Find on iTunes | Other Players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Parkinson's Ice Cream Shop, courtesy of the Historical Society of Philadelphia Dog days of summer getting you down? Why not treat yourself to a story about one of the first families of ice cream in 19th century Philadelphia? Learn how a modest ice...

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