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Interview on BBC Radio Bristol

03/04/21 It was a pleasure to talk about the rich culinary traditions of Easter with BBC Radio Bristol – listen here from 4.02!

New Patreon Article!

01/04/21 ‘Harlot and Hunter: The Easter Bunny Gone Wrong’ – April’s food history article is now live! I explore historical Christian beliefs about the Eater bunny and murderous rabbits!

Join Patreon to gain immediate access to this and other articles  ‘Cucumbers and Water Monsters’, and ‘Dragon Fruit, Dragon’s Blood, & Botanical Exploration in the Early Modern Period’ + much more food history content!

New Article: Food and Religious Identities in the Venetian Inquisition!

26/03/21 My latest academic article looks at food and Protestantism, Judaism and witchcraft in Counter Reformation Venice. It has now been published in Renaissance Quarterly – click here to read!

New Video: A Brief History of Easter Eggs!

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John, Duke of Berry being served a luxurious medieval feast from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (French, c 1410) 🧆
Today I have to share a 17th century poem I found recently. I too wish I could ‘eate fat-meate’ and be in love with an apple pie 🤣:
Young Girl Preparing Chanterelles by Peter Ilsted (Danish, 1892) 🍄
A mouthwatering still life by the Flemish painter Jacob van Hulsdonck (c. 1615-20) 🍇🍒🍋
Apicius, the ancient Roman recipe compilation from the 1st century includes a recipe for ‘Lobster or Crabmeat Croquettes’:
‘Eating Time for Female Lumberjacks’, photograph taken in New Hampshire USA in 1942 📸

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