How To Make 17th Century Clotted Cream – A History
Clotted cream served with scones and jam
The Marie Antoinette Diet
Marie Antoinette loved dessert, and even the water she drank was sweetened; she would keep pounded sugar on hand and stir in a few spoonfuls before drinking it. The daughter…
Macaroni & Cheese from 1845
Maccaroni a la Reine (Macaroni and Cheese)
The Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs
Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York, from mom-and-pop shops to some of…
Cleanliness in the Tudor Kitchens at Hampton Court Palace
The Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace served over 400 people a day in the court of Henry VIII. Lavish feasts for the King and courtiers, and meals for 200…
Postcards from Hamtramck: A Shopping Cart to the the World
Take a visit to Al-Haramine International Foods. A staple of Hamtramck and a grocery store focused on diversity.
Greg Ruben and his dad ride the D line
in Los Angles to Andre’s Italian Restaurant
Fresh Air: In ‘Tastes Like War,’ a daughter reckons with her mother’s schizophrenia
In the new memoir, Tastes Like War, Cho chronicles her efforts to reconnect with her mother as an adult. She details the hardships Koonja faced as a child both during…
Get Ready With Me | Working in Henry VIII’s Kitchens
When we think of Tudor fashion at the court of Henry VIII, we probably imagine the lush gowns and shining doublets that we see in portraits. But what did ordinary,…
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
It turns out that Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the cyclospora outbreak currently raging throughout the US, is also heavily involved in modern-day forced labor.…