All posts tagged "food history"
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7.5K2Arts and LeisureThe Boston Wherry Man Shakes Up New York
In August of 1860, D.U. Martin of Boston was the toast of New York, known as the wherry man, or by some,...
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7.6K4Science and NatureFrancis Herrick, The Lobster Doctor
If you love lobster, it’s not a Mainer you need to thank. Or even a Bay Stater. It’s Vermont’s Francis Hobart Herrick....
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5.1K4Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: King Arthur at the Food Fair
In 1896, the World’s Food Fair and Home Congress was hosted at Mechanic’s Hall in Boston. More than 200 food producers from...
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16.9K4Business and LaborThe 70-Cent Knife That Brought Julia Child to Cambridge, Mass.
Julia Child had a pet peeve: kitchen knives. They were never sharp enough for the beloved French chef. She sometimes swore a...
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8.6K4Business and LaborBrownie Schrumpf, The First Foodie of Maine
Brownie Schrumpf was only 4’11” but she had a monumental impact on the way Mainers eat. Over a 70-year career she was...
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10.2K14Business and LaborThe Birth of New Haven’s Famous White Clam Apizza
A peasant meal brought from 19th century Italy evolved into New Haven’s famous white clam apizza, praised as an ‘intoxicating combination of...
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