The pre-launch issue of GILDED included an article on the popularity of dining in Chinese restaurants and chop suey joints in Gilded Age America. In response to one reader’s request for actual recipes from that era, I dug up a few digitized cookbooks available online to oblige her request! The[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Food’
January 18th, 2010 - 6:00 am § in Etiquette
Dining and Dinners
Nothing preoccupied the mind of an Edwardian hostess so much as planning a dinner party. From matters of food and drink, to table service, to the guest list and matters of precedence, every detail was of the utmost importance, and a dinner of tepid or cold food, of dull guests, and of the seating ar[...]
Of Cooking & Gender
After reading The New York Magazine’s list of the Top 20 Chef Empires, and perusing a few culinary books I’d borrowed from the library, I was struck, dumbstruck actually, that all save one of those twenty names are those of men. Many would argue that the age of modern cookery was of the [...]
July 14th, 2008 - 6:00 am § in Interview
Sherry Thomas, author of Delicious
I am pleased to present an interview with the very talented historical romance writer, Sherry Thomas. Her debut novel, Private Arrangements, garnered instant critical acclaim and Delicious looks to be an even bigger hit. Firstly, congratulations on the success of your debut novel, Private Arrangemen[...]
