On April 12th I will be talking at the Food Book Fair in New York (details below). It’s a great panel, put together by fellow former historian of science, Evelyn…
Read moreFood and Back Migration: The Cornish Pasty Plot Thickens

When people move to a new country what changes do they make in their cuisine? And if they move back to their homeland, do they introduce the changed cuisine? Since…
Read moreCuisine and Empire in Paperback
I returned from Europe to find the advance copy of the paperback of Cuisine and Empire waiting for me, ready to add to the hardback. It’s a lovely chubby volume,…
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