Gen Con is about three months away and I'm trying to get things ready. Unfortunately I'm not part of the Writer's Symposium pa...

I'm pleased to announce that I'll be at Origins Game Fair this year as part of their new program for writers, The Library . May 3...

From: L'agriculture et maison rustique , Charles Estienne (Rouen, 1658). The works that the laborer should do for each month of the ye...

Having recently watched the movie "Today's Special" (2009, Aasif Mandvi), I noticed a recurring theme that I've seen in a ...

From: L'agriculture et maison rustique , Charles Estienne (Rouen, 1658). The works that the laborer should do for each month of the ye...

As an example of how far behind I am on things, last night I watched the 2010 movie version of Robin Hood. I'm generally a big fan of mo...

From: L'agriculture et maison rustique , Charles Estienne (Rouen, 1658). The works that the laborer should do for each month of the ye...

This post may put some people off, but sometimes you’ve just got to speak out. People often assume that because I’m a food geek then I’m al...

From: L'agriculture et maison rustique , Charles Estienne (Rouen, 1658). The works that the laborer should do for each month of the ye...

Last week I had a brief interview with " Goodday Sacramento " on the Sacramento CBS affiliate.  The fact that this was my first TV...

Whether it is dinner at a "medieval-themed" restaurant, a feast held by a historic recreation group, or a home-cooked dinner made ...

It took a bit longer than expected, but the book is now available online. The proof copies looked really nice and Stephanie and I are happy...

Yesterday I picked 8 quinces from the tree in my back yard. Not only is this a big improvement in quantity over last year's harvest of ...

One of the big news stories among the bunch of geeks into Medieval European cuisine is the puff piece that's going around online about ...

I'm pleased to announce the upcoming publication of A Dwarven Cookbook . A collection of 54 authentic Dwarven recipes, including such...

It's now less than three weeks (yikes!) before GenCon .  As in past years, I'm on discussion panels as part of the Writer's Symp...

As a bit of a disclaimer, I'll start off with a note that the editor of the books mentioned below was kind enough to send me a copy of e...

Last week I wrote a post about a news story about an article in Food and History , noting my skepticism towards some claims about medieval...

On Monday I came across an article referring to a paper on medieval beef consumption.  This article contains the following eyebrow-raising ...

Every now and then I get asked for recipes or information about medieval cooking outside of Europe, and each time it happens I end up mullin...