The Old Foodie

Here is your daily food-history fix, from flood-damaged Brisbane. Please, if you have not already done so, consider giving generously to the...

Today February 27th … The much-loved American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on this day in 1807. One of his most popular works is...

Today, February 7th … This day in 1665 was a Tuesday - Shrove Tuesday to be exact - and Samuel Pepys recorded his dinner in his diary: “Up, ...

Today, January 10th … It is universally acknowledged that the British have more eccentrics per capita than any other nation on earth. A supe...