Amazing Grace

With so much pain in the world right now, I wanted to share an amazing video with you, sent to me by my wonderful friend August. It is per...

AMBERGRIS: The Lost Chord Found

( Image: ambergris.co.nz ) It would be simple to tell you that Ambergris is a soft, gray, stone-like matter originating in the intestine o...

Lobster a la Britannia from Delmonicos

With 3000 recipes, Delmonico's most famous chef, Charles Ranhofer’s Epicurean is an bottomless goldmine of 19 th c classics. Think ab...

The Epicurean's Chickens a la Nantaise Sauted

Charles Ranhofer, Celebrity Chef of the 19 th Century Charles Ranhofer was one of America’s first Celebrity chefs and reigned at the end...

Syllabub: Irish Coffee's Great-Great- Grandfather!

Syllabub is the great-great-grandfather of Irish Coffee As a contributor noted on the delightful “ Diary of Samuel Pepys ” (with daily entr...