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Chicken and “Auspicia”
The ancient Romans firmly believed in auspicia: observing natural phenomena and connecting them to the will of the Gods.
A very popu...
17
Jan
cateringequipment
23
Nov
War sausages
They were tough times in the UK during the Great War.
For both, the troops and the citizens in the Homeland.
In fact, the army en...
22
Nov
Escoffier and the “Brigade de Cuisine”
Here's a post about a chef who has perhaps changed the professional catering industry forever: Auguste Escoffier.
Born in Nice, Fran...
18
Nov
The Xitomatl
The history of the tomato is somehow fascinating.
Do you know that it was among the first artificially selected fruits? It is native...
20
May
Caciocavallo of the emigrant
By the early 20th century, immigration had become a mass phenomenon in the United States.
Facing hordes of desperate people from Eur...
25
Jan
The sound of the word “induction”
If there was one thing Michael Faraday couldn't stand, this was cacophony.
The unpleasant feeling one gets from hearing awkward-soun...
22
Jan
King Lasagna
Francis II of Bourbon was the last Monarch of the "Kingdom of the Two Siciles", the Reign located in the South of Italy, whose army and...
21
Jan
Drinking out loud
Not long ago, two researchers of the University of Bretagne/Sud (France) published a research paper showing the results of their experi...
20
Jan
The Pending Coffee
Did you know 10th of december is the "Caffé sospeso" International day?
Unless if you're not from that part of the world, it's unlikel...
18
Dec
The Spaghetti Tree
On April Fool's Day 1957, the British BBC aired a fake documentary, set in Ticino (an Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland), showing ...
