The Old Foodie

Herewith the menu, prepared by Escoffier himself, for Christmas Eve, 1899 at the Savoy Hotel in London. Caviar frais      Bouquet de cre...

Yesterday we looked at some slightly different ideas for Christmas pudding and mince pies; today I want to offer you a couple of slightly di...

Not everyone in Britain would have taken up Messrs. Hennessy’s offer of free brandy in 1905, as was discussed in yesterday’s post. There are...

The British public received an offer almost too good to believe in November 1905. The makers of Hennessy’s Brandy offered, via display adver...

Another short and sweet – and musical – post today for you, folks. I hope your holiday season plans are going very smoothly, and your holida...

A short, commentary-free post today, folks – I have Christmas preparation to do myself, don’t you know? And my pantry is still disorganised ...

Medieval manorial households were like miniature self-sufficient villages, and keeping the community fed was a massive undertaking. In addi...