Les Escargots: Come and Join the Dance

April 29, 2011

For an introduction to the lives of wild snails, do take a look at this marvelous book by Elizabeth Tova …

French Chefs Abroad: Alexis Soyer and His Irish Famine Soup Kitchen

April 26, 2011

It is to be regretted that men of science do not interest themselves more than they do on a subject …

April 25, 2011

First of, I would like to point out a new feature on “Gherkins & Tomatoes / Cornichons & Tomatoes.” Go …

April 22, 2011

April 20, 2011

When Captain James Cook entrusted thirty-three-year-old William Bligh (at the time a Commanding Lieutenant) with the HM Armed Vessel Bounty …