Food in the Ancient World
Author: John M Wilkins
In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking.
• Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c.750 BC to 200 AD.
• Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order.
• Concerns people from all walks of life – impoverished citizens subsisting on cereals to the meat-eating elites.
• Describes religious sacrifices, ancient dinner parties and drinking bouts, as well as exotic foods and recipes.
• Considers the role of food in ancient literature from Homer to Juvenal and Petronius.
Read also Just a Lump in the Road or Contra la depresion
Southern Kitchens and Dining Spaces: Design, Inspiration, and Hospitality from the American South
Author: Alicia K Clavell
Gracious living, southern style
A home is more than a compilation of beautifully designed spaces; it is a place to entertain and share our lives with family and friends. Nowhere is this mindset more evident than in the kitchens and dining spaces of today's American south, where the culture of the table and the social aspect of design are key requirements to southern living. Graciousness is a quality that has special meaning in the south, and Southern Kitchens & Dining Spaces showcases the region's well-known hospitality in page after page of kitchen and dining room designs from the most sought-after designers and architects. Style sidebars, including entertaining ideas, decorating tips, storage/organizing solutions, and accessory ideas are interspersed through the text to show readers how to bring southern style into every aspect of their lives.
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