Les Leftovers

sort of a food history blog

Friday, August 22, 2014

An anniversary, an overview, a break

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Last week's post was the 52 nd weekly post since I revived and repurposed a moribund blog. That makes this as good a time as any to ...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Comparing prices in medieval France

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A common question in history is “what did X cost back then in today's money?”. Those who study such things seem to feel this question c...
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Jim Chevallier is a food historian with a checkered past and eclectic interests. His most recent book is "Feasting with the Franks; the First French Medieval Food'; this follows a history of French bread - "Before the Baguette: The History of French Bread" - and a small work on the women who delivered bread in Paris and other cities for over a century: "They Came Bearing Bread; the Hard Lives of the Porteuses de Pain'. CHOICE magazine named his "A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites" an Outstanding Academic Achievement for 2019; for more about this history of Parisian food, see parisfoodhistory,com . He has appeared on "CBS Sunday Morning" and other media outlets.
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