History

Food History News - A Web site for the quarterly publication Food History News, a newsletter dedicated to the history of food in North America (and occasionally elsewhere).
http://foodhistorynews.com

Potato! - A short history of the potato with recipes, cultivation instructions, safety notes, a wine recipe, links and a bulletin board
http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/

The Smorgasbord - Articles on food history, science, recipes for kids, kitchenware and the political impact of food on society.
http://www.the-smorgasbord.com/

Cindy Renfrow - Author of transcription/redaction of several fifteenth century European cookbooks. Food links.
http://www.thousandeggs.com/

Medieval Cookery - Recipes, information, and notes about cooking in medieval Europe.
http://www.medievalcookery.com

Leite's Culinaria, Inc: Dining Through the Decades - A detailed recap of the food, trends and chefs of the 20th century. Recipes included.
http://www.leitesculinaria.com/writings/features/dining1.html

Antique Roman Dishes- Collection - Native Roman Ingredients and conversions, as well as recipes.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethnic/historical/ant-rom-coll.html

Sushi History - Chronology, origin and genealogy of sushi in Japan are concisely overviewed by a table and chart.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/maryy/eng/sushi_history.htm

Not by Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage - An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/

Symbolism of the Pineapple - A brief history of how the pineapple has served as both a food and a symbol throughout the human history of the Americas.
http://www.levins.com/pineapple.html

Applebee's Founders - First-person history of the fast-casual chain, from its founding to its acquisition by W.R. Grace.
http://applebees-founder.com/

Lothene - A Short History of Porridge - A brief history of the traditional Scottish dish from Roman times to the present.
http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/crafts5.html

foodhistory.com - Food history publications by Patricia B. Mitchell. Documented anecdotal and written American traditions: colonial, Victorian, Civil War, ethnic, and Southern regional.
http://www.foodhistory.com

Did You Bring Bottles? - A tour of American supermarket history and architecture from the 1920s through today. Historical photographs, maps, area histories.
http://www.groceteria.com/

When did it Happen? - Restaurant franchise timeline from 1916 to 1999, compiled by Dacy Nottingham. Includes links to franchise sites.
http://whendidithappen.com/restaurants/

Agropolis Museum - A science center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale.
http://www.museum.agropolis.fr/english/

The Food Timeline - Origins of foods, historic recipes, teaching resources and web links.
http://www.foodtimeline.org/

The Food Museum - Online educational museum about everyone's favorite subject, food. All about potatoes, rice, figs. Programs and curriculum for schools.
http://www.foodmuseum.com/

A Chaucerian Cookery - An examination of the foods found in the writings of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Included is A Chaucerian Feast, which contains recipes and instructions for presenting a feast based on Chaucer.
http://www.godecookery.com/chaucer/ccookery.htm

Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage - Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html

The Gallery of Regrettable Food - Humorous articles satirizing cookbooks and food ads from the '30s through the '60s, including Meat! Meat! Meat! and The Unbearable Sadness of Vegetables.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/

The Stewpot Period Culinary Guild - An unofficial guild dedicated to the practice and promotion of pre-seventeenth century cookery in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
http://home.earthlink.net/~smcclune/stewpot/

History of Food - Histories of tea, coffee, cheese, chocolate and a compliation of mediveal recipes from a variety of cultures.
http://www.gol27.com/HistoryFood.html

Canned Food 101 - A site that describes the creation of canned food, how cans preserve food, and the inventor of canned food.
http://geocities.com/cannedfood101/

Culinary Events Calendar - A calendar of food-related historical events, anniversaries and discoveries. Overview of the month and day by day listings.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/historicevents.html

The History of Baby Feeding - Photographs and drawings of bottles and feeding utensils, descriptions of their use and their place and impact in society.
http://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/

Renaissance and Medieval Food and Drink - An annotated bibliography of historical sites on the WWW about European food and drink during the Renaissance and Middle Ages.
http://scils.rutgers.edu/~sroczyns/food.html

Army Subsistence History - History of the food, food services and cooks in the U.S. Army dating back to the Civil War. Information provided by the Quartermaster Foundation.
http://www.qmfound.com/army_subsistence_history.htm

In the Devil's Garden: A History of Sin and Forbidden Food - An examination of some food taboos that have shaped world history. (book excerpt)
http://www.geocities.com/inthedevilsgarden/index.html

Ancient Roman Dishes - Recipes from Ancient Rome.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/wchuang/cooking/recipes/Roman/Ancient_Roman.html

The A - Z of Exotic Foods - A dictionary of herbs, spices, and foods giving their historical, magical and medicinal qualities.
http://www.menumagazine.co.uk/book/azfood.htm

Tips on Tables - Vintage reviews of famous nightclubs and restaurants, mostly from the New York City area, viewed here for the first time since they were published in the 1940s and 50s.
http://www.tipsontables.com/

The Burgoo Page - Burgoo history and information. What is it? Where to get it? Who eats it?
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/burgoo