Tastes Of HistoryMay 29Dispelling Some Myths: Wreckers and smugglersWrecking Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Wrecks were...
Tastes Of HistoryApr 23Dispelling Some Myths: Upside down Union FlagsThe Union Flag pictured hangs in an upper hall of a London school recently visited by Tastes Of History to deliver a “Knight and Castles”...
Tastes Of HistoryMar 1About History: Named after a BattleIn an earlier article we explored the origin of the French dish Chicken à la Marengo which was named, according to a popular myth, after...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 17, 2023On This Day: Io Saturnalia!On This Day, December 17th, the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia began. Held in honour of the deity Saturnus, as its name implies,...