Tiny Bubbles 2: The Indian Tradition
A few months ago I posted about what seemed to me a big difference between modern Western cuisines and cuisines in other parts of the world, namely the widespread use…
Read moreWhy the Beef? Empire and Cuisine
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 moreWhat the Roman Empire Knew About Food Miles
Provisioning Rome, one of the world’s largest cities, if not the largest with as many as a million people by about 55 B.C., was one of the greatest challenges…
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