Roman Glass: Transformation by Fire
If you want a few minutes of sheer pleasure, I suggest this video recreating skilled Roman glassmaking. The skill of the recreators and of the original craftsman reawakened for me…
Read moreCharmingly Unromantic: Measuring Progress in Food
One of the things a food historians should do, it seems to me, is to offer readers some assessment or judgement of the foods of the past. Yes, yes, I…
Read moreFive Things I Learned at Texas Foodways
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the annual Texas Foodways conference, this time in San Antonio, a city I can’t wait to explore further. For…
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