One of my favorite reflections on the act of writing was written by a late Roman historian, poet, and rhetorician … More
Category: food
Pass the Dormice: Breeding, Selling, And Eating Honeyed Dormice in Antiquity
Ponticuli etiamferruminati sustinebant glires melle ac papavere sparsos. “There were also dormice rolled in honey and poppy-seed, and supported on … More
‘Pie Zeses’: Toasting To A New Year
Another year of blogging is almost in the proverbial books and I must say that while 2016 was a wretched … More
You Are What You Eat: The Politics of Eating On Campaign From Ancient Rome to Trump
Over on my Forbes blog, I discuss how leaders use food as a political message, from Hannibal all the way … More
