Tastes and Traditions

A delectable and beautifully illustrated exploration of the deep meaning of the menu across time—at and beyond the table.   Menus are invaluable snapshots of the food consumed at specific moments in time and place. Tastes and Traditions: A Journey through Menu History provides glimpses into the meals enjoyed by royalty and rogues, those celebrating special occasions, or sampling new culinary sensations throughout history. It describes food prepared for the gods, meals served during sieges,