Why Illustrate a Cookbook?
A Renaissance celeb chef tells all.
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The Art of Food
Stories about food in art in medieval, Renaissance, and early modern Europe to complement the exhibitions The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals and Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
How Raw Sugar Transformed the European Banquet
Sugar as delicious status symbol.
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Royal Cavities: The Bitter Implications of Sugar Consumption in Early Modern Europe
The sweet tooth of European royalty and its rotten consequences.
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Comestibles—With a Side of Comedy—in Medieval and Renaissance Theater
Gluttony, tall tales, and raunchy humor on the classical stage.
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Who’s More Gluttonous, the Rich or the Poor?
The worst sin? Illuminated manuscripts present two different perceptions of gluttony.
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7 Things to Look for in Paintings of the Last Supper
Things to know to decipher the images in one of the most depicted subjects in the history of art
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Noodles Fit for the Mother of God
A food historian recreates a dish that Mother Mary may have been served.
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The Original Turducken
What’s going on here?
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Celebrating Sugar in “The Edible Monument”
Talking sugar with the chief curator of the Getty Research Institute.
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The Weird and Wonderful Edible Monuments of Early Modern Europe
When architecture was made of food.
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The Origins of Flavored Waters
Expensive flavored waters predate Whole Foods by centuries.
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Reconstructing Medieval Bread
A food historian sleuths the reality of medieval bread-baking.
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