Lest We Forget. Servants in the Kitchen
Last year I wrote a series of posts on servants in the kitchen. A reader asked me to put them together, so here goes. 1. Lest We Forget: Servants in…
Read moreAgua Fresca 22: Why I Think Mexican Tepache is First Cousin to Hard Cider
A slight tingle, a flinty taste, verging on sour. What is this? A moment of confusion. I am taken back to English pubs in the west country before urbanization and…
Read moreDining at Versailles: The Inside Story
Versailles, designed for splendor, not for cooking, was not such an easy place to find good food in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The very lucky. The king, though even…
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