I made it to the top 20 – Read the entire story here 15. https://www.ulrichkoepf.webiste Blog Food and Travel blogs by a four-star-awarded chef. He reaches out to potential, upcoming young chefs to share his life & travel experiences … Read More
Kaifeng, China, 1147, offering sumptuous banquets. from the varied and delicious cuisines of China’s different regions. Hundreds of small inns, teahouses, boodle shops, and dumpling houses also thrive night and day in this bustling cosmopolitan center. The bureaucrat and roving … Read More
USA, December 1969 And its favorite is the ever-reliable restaurant chain Howard Johnson’s, with its big steaks and fries, cozy booths, warm atmosphere, and attentive staff Japanese steakhouses are attracting good customs on the West Coast. Wendy’s, a new fast-food … Read More
London, England, July 4, 1954 Several unusual things happened today: Smithfield Market opened for business at midnight, rather than 6.00 a.m., the London Housewives’ Association could be seen in Trafalgar Square conducting some sort of arcane ritual, and Geoffrey Lloyd, … Read More
England, 1595 The Tomato, a fruit regarded with suspicion until recently in England is finally making its way from the ornamental garden to the dining table. A Plant native to the coastal highlands of western South America, the tomato first … Read More
England, 1266 The size, weight, and more importantly, the price, of bread, is to become standardized. In a decree called the Assize of Bread and Ale, King Henry III has requested uniformity in the production of this staple food to … Read More
Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon, France, 1411 The residents of the town of Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon are sporting cheesy grins today. King Charles VI has given them exclusive rights to produce their famous smelly cheese. In. an effort to stamp out inferior imitations of … Read More
New Haven, Connecticut, USA, December 1900 A small lunch wagon that sells steak sandwiches to local factory workers in tiny New Haven, Connecticut, has served what they are calling a “hamburger,” which was hastily made for a man who dashed … Read More
Nothing beats a good homemade dip. Be it for an aperitif or as a small greeting from the kitchen, for starters, or as a snack. Nothing beats a good homemade dip. Be it for an aperitif or as a small … Read More
An important staple during hard, difficult times During the second world war with shortages of food supplies, people didn’t have enough food to support their families. The only item that was accessible and available to a lot of people was … Read More