What have tyres got to do with food? The ultimate symbol of restaurant prestige? An outdated Eurocentric take on dining? Something worth killing yourself over? Nowadays the Michelin Guide and its stars can be all or none of the these, depending on your point of view. The guide was originally conceived by Michelin, the French […]
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A Round of Johns Ah, the sandwich, the most noble of foods. From the toast sandwich, yes, Mrs. Beeton’s 1861 Book of Household Management did include a recipe in a section for invalids, although she did note “This sandwich may be varied by adding a little pulled meat, or very fine slices of cold meat, to the
The History of Beer II – Classical Antiquity: The Germanic Peoples In the 21st century, the Germans are renowned for their beers. Their purity laws which we will look at later are famous worldwide. Reviewing historical evidence shows that the Germanic peoples1 have a long and evidently enduring interest in the fine art of brewing.
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The History of Beer II – Classical Antiquity: The Celts From a modern perspective, beer is commonly associated with the peoples of Northern Europe, and historically it certainly appears that the Celtic and Germanic people of Iron Age Europe held it far higher regard than their southern cousins. We’re going to start with the Celts,
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The History of Beer II – Classical Antiquity: The Greeks and Romans Perhaps my closing statement for the last section was too strong. While wine may have been more prestigious in Greek and Roman society of this era (roughly 1000BCE – 500CE), beer was culturally significant earlier in these increasingly class-based societies. In other areas
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As evidenced by its near ubiquity throughout the world, beer has probably shaped humanity more than any other drink. Much as it can be argued that even without the dubious historical practice of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ English would have become the default international language due to its flexibility in terms of accents, grammar, and vocabulary ,
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I am interested in alcohol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that it is something that occupies my waking mind to the detriment of anything else. I’m just generally fascinated by it, I love reading about drinks that I will never enjoy in much the same way as I read about cars that I’ll
