Vincent Price and Pheasant Under Glass

Vincent Price, 1911-93    I know, many of you will go “What the???” when you see Mr. Price’s face and wonder if I had taken a wrong holiday ...

Frango Mint Ice Cream Pie at Marshall Field & Co.

Marshall Field & Co. For many years after moving to NYC, I made an annual pilgrimage home to Chicagoland for the Christmas holidays.  Pa...

Elinor Fettiplace, Walter Raleigh’s Rose Sweet Potatoes and an Excellent Negus

Elizabeth I  (1533-1603), by Nicolas Hilliard, 1592 Elinor Fettiplace née Poole (1570-1647) was born 12 years into the reign of Elizabeth th...