Ancient Roman Street Food Vendors Had Songbirds on the Menu For ancient Romans, thrushes were not just a luxury delicacy, but consumed as a snack. Pavement mosaic depicting five thrushes, from El ...

The new exhibition “Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii,” opening on Feb. 24 at the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, features more than 65 works created in ...

Italy, aperitivi, Roman cuisine, the art of doing nothing. Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 25, 2022 Food & Drink. Listen 57 min MORE ... Bucket list: How one man found happiness by tapping trees for maple ...

Roman is no ordinary food writer. Given the viral success of #TheStew and the popularity of her book “Dining In,” from 2017, she’s more like a phenomenon.When “Nothing Fancy” came out ...

Even visual art supports this dual role: mosaics from Roman villas and frescoes from Pompeii depict thrushes hanging alongside eggs and grapes, both as symbols of refinement and items of common ...

If Roman art is any indication, ... Even adjusting for artistic licence, we’re likely looking at a species that once enjoyed far more abundant food resources and, ...

For decades, the ancient bronze bust of a woman, perhaps a daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, commanded pride of place at the Worcester Art Museum, anchoring the institution’s collection ...

Sophie Minchilli was raised in Rome with a view of the Colosseum from her kindergarten classroom, and she enjoyed fresh pasta lunches. She explains the Italian notion of dolce far niente — the ...

Archaeologists studying the Roman city of Pompeii recently discovered a thermopolium—a kind of ancient fast food restaurant—and it is now open to the public. Visitors won’t be able to try ...