The history of sloppy joes from fashion to Manwich, and the American school cafeteria recipe from 1988
Medieval fast food, the laws that regulated it, and a 14th century recipe for a fried fruit pastry
Acceptable behavior at ancient Roman dinner parties, and a spiral-shaped sweet from 2nd century B.C.E. Rome
How to throw an ancient Roman dinner party, and a 2,000 year old recipe for flamingo, which I’m recreating with duck
The history of Hungarian goulash from simple herdsman's stew to paprika-laden soup, and a recipe from the late 1800s
The rulers of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Mari, and a recreation of one of their favorite treats inspired by a clay tablet found in the ruins
The history of pancit and panciterias in the Philippines and an early 20th century recipe
Rationing and food shortages before, during, and after WWII in Italy, and a recipe from a delightfully quirky 1942 cookbook
How Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts in the US, and the original 1922 recipe for Girl Scout cookies
