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• A Chaucerian Cookery

  http://www.godecookery.com/chaucer/ccookery.htm
  An examination of the foods found in the writings of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Included is A Chaucerian Feast, which contains recipes and instructions for presenting a feast based on Chaucer.

• A More Recent History of the Ice Cream Cone

  http://americanicecream.blogspot.com/
  IceCreamJunkies.Com is a website with news on the latest history of the ice cream cone, as well as old-fashioned recipes and trivia on the dessert.

• Agropolis Museum

  http://www.museum.agropolis.fr/english/
  A science center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale.

• Antique Roman Dishes- Collection

  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html
  Native Roman Ingredients and conversions, as well as recipes.

• Cindy Renfrow

  http://www.thousandeggs.com/
  Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.

• Culinary Events Calendar

  http://www.foodreference.com/html/historicevents.html
  A calendar of food-related historical events, anniversaries and discoveries. Overview of the month and day by day listings.

• Did You Bring Bottles?

  http://www.groceteria.com/
  A tour of American supermarket history and architecture from the 1920s through today. Historical photographs, maps, area histories.

• Food History Jottings

  http://foodhistorjottings.blogspot.it/
  Blog of a historian of (mainly British and Italian) food culture, written by a professional chef and confectioner. Excellent historical images.

• Food History News

  http://foodhistorynews.com/
  A Web site for the quarterly publication Food History News, a newsletter dedicated to the history of food in North America (and occasionally elsewhere).

• Food, Culture and Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

  http://www.food-culture.org/fcs-journal/
  The official journal of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS).

• foodhistory.com

  http://www.foodhistory.com/
  Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.

• Glossary : Prospect Books

  https://prospectbooks.co.uk/glossary/
  An exhaustive glossary of cookery terminology from transcripts of English cookery texts of the17th and 18th centuries.

• History of the Baby Feeding Bottle

  http://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/
  Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.

• Ken Albala's Food Rant

  http://kenalbala.blogspot.it/
  A food historian's blog in which he comments on and tries recipes, old and new, from across the globe.

• LacusCurtius • Apicius — De Re Coquinaria

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Apicius/home.html
  An excellent, annotated English translation of the classic Roman cookbook "De Re Coquinaria," attributed to Apicius.

• Leite's Culinaria, Inc: Dining Through the Decades

  http://www.leitesculinaria.com/writings/features/dining1.html
  A detailed recap of the food, trends and chefs of the 20th century. Recipes included.

• liquor is quicker

  http://drinksnob.wordpress.com/
  A food scientist's blog about the history of drink (and drinks) in America.

• Lunch Hour NYC | The New York Public Library

  http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/lunch-hour-nyc-0
  An exhibition at the NY Public Library all about the history of the fast-paced NY lunch.

• Medieval Cookery

  http://www.medievalcookery.com/
  Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.

• Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage

  http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html
  Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.

• Not by Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage

  http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/
  An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing.

• Potato!

  http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/
  A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board

• Rachel Laudan

  http://www.rachellaudan.com/
  A food historian's commentary on current culinary events and their historical significance.

• Sushi History

  http://homepage3.nifty.com/maryy/eng/sushi_history.htm
  Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.

• Symbolism of the Pineapple

  http://www.levins.com/pineapple.html
  A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.

• The 10 Greatest Hits in American Fast Food History | Photo Gallery

  https://gma.yahoo.com/photos/10-greatest-hits-american-fast-slideshow/-photo-2412318-204700945.html
  Images and short histories of Americans’ ten favorite fast foods.

• The A - Z of Exotic Foods

  http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/azfood.htm
  A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.

• The Burgoo Page

  http://www.angelfire.com/ky/burgoo
  Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?

• The English Breakfast Society

  http://www.englishbreakfastsociety.com/
  Dedicated to the history and heritage of the traditional English breakfast.

• The Food Museum

  http://www.foodmuseum.com/
  Educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.

• The Gallery of Regrettable Food

  http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
  Humorous articles satirizing cookbooks and food ads from the '30s through the '60s, including Meat! Meat! Meat! and The Unbearable Sadness of Vegetables.

• The Potato Museum

  http://potatomuseum.com/
  The online site for the non-profit Potato Museum celebrates the potato and provides information for educators.

• The Stewpot Period Culinary Guild

  http://home.earthlink.net/~smcclune/stewpot/
  An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.

• Tips on Tables

  http://www.tipsontables.com/
  Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.

• When did it Happen?

  http://whendidithappen.com/restaurants/
  Restaurant franchise timeline from 1916 to 1999, compiled by Dacy Nottingham. Includes links to franchise sites.

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