The Old Foodie

Rationing in Britain continued for years after World War II ended in Europe in May 1945, and the Ministry of Food continued to churn out ...

During World War II, many of the inhabitants of London were unable to escape the bombing raids by leaving the city, in many cases because...

I thought we needed a little light relief today after the weight of Monday’s viands and the solidity of Tuesday’s cold mutton, so today I...

Cecil Rhodes, the English imperialist and mining magnate who became Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (South Africa/Namibia) in 1890, all...

On Monday, 13 th of January 1840, a banquet of spectacular proportions was held in Manchester, England, by the Anti-Corn Law League. It wa...

I have a final (for the time being) interesting extract from The Chicago Herald Cooking School: A Professional Cook's Book for Househ...

There is a problem with bananas. Their shelf-life is perilously short, and there are only so many banana cakes, banana pancakes, banana pud...

My search for a ‘Cuban’ recipe for yesterday’s post turned up an interesting piece in the Cambridge Tribune [Mass.] of September 10, 189...

Tourists are quite commonly heard to complain about the food (and other circumstances) of their holiday location on the grounds that it i...

A few years ago I posted a story about a brunch organised by the English smallgoods company, T. Wall and Sons at the Savoy Hotel in Londo...