The Old Foodie

Today, November 3rd … Today is the anniversary in 1952, of the introduction of frozen peas by the Birdseye company, which set me thinking ab...

Today, November 2nd … If you were a second-class citizen in 1911, and were aboard the SS “Majestic” on this day, this would have been your d...

Today, November 1st … Today is the first of the “Days of the Dead” in Mexico, and bright yellow marigolds – “the flowers of death” - are eve...

Today, October 31st … Is the first day of stories by The Old Foodie, who hopes you enjoy them each Monday to Friday. Sellery from Italy. Joh...

Here I am: My Life, in Brief: I was born in Yorkshire (on December 28, 1947 , if you must know), as the oldest of five children. My fami...

It began with a problem. I became a Food History Information Junkie. It began innocently enough, many years ago when my children were qui...