Just in case you thought there was a golden age of veggie eating

Charles Darwin had to pay extra to have vegetables when he was a student at Cambridge University. But then he was a rich young man.

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First Encounters. French Food I

Never to be forgotten.  That’s how certain first encounters are supposed to be.  The one you love. The ocean. French food.  A friend has asked me to record my first…

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What Food do you Store and Where do you Store It?

What should the cook keep at hand?  Supermarkets and refrigerators have so revolutionized our habits in the last thirty years that it is hard to think back to earlier times. …

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