“A soup like this is not the work of one man. It is the result of a constantly refined tradition. There are nearly a thousand years of history in this soup.” Willa Cather, ‘Death Comes for the Archbishop’ (1927) Our friends over at Battle Castle are having a medieval soup challenge! Writer Nicole Tomlinson was…
Research by Susan Francia, published in The Local Historian, shows that many rents were paid in cumin. Landlords would accept a pound of pepper and another of cumin for a year’s tenancy. This practice continued for centuries during the medieval warm period, suggesting the climate was good enough for the spice to be grown here….
A medieval theme bar could soon open on the site of a former Northampton estate agents. Businessman Paul Hepworth was yesterday granted a licence by Northampton Borough Council to run Olde England on the corner of Kettering Road and Hood Street near the Racecourse. During a 90-minute hearing at the Guildhall, Mr Hepworth told the…
From space-age molecular gastronomy to medieval recipes dating back 700 years. Today Heston Blumenthal revealed how he is putting aside test tubes, lab coats and liquid nitrogen and replacing them with giant spits and low-tech clockwork machinery in his first London restaurant. The chef, who won three Michelin stars at the Fat Duck in Bray,…
The Horrible Histories series has been a great success in teaching children about the lives of the Romans, Aztecs and Egyptians, among others. But could history also hold the key to encouraging our children to eat better? Dr Iona McCleery, a lecturer in medieval history at Leeds University, believes it could help experts tackle the…
English Heritage has joined forces with Pizza Hut to bring back the tastes of the middle ages in the form of medieval inspired pizza. As part of a month celebrating medieval feasting at the Great Tower at Dover Castle this September, the leading restaurant chain has helped create medieval variations of three of their most…
