Food & Drink

Andy Lynes experiences a colourful and tasty vocation lesson in the history of the Regency period.

Jamie Oliver is the latest in a long line of food reformers. John Burnett looks at the campaign of the Reform Bread League to improve the nation’s loaf.

Janet MacDonald looks at the surprisingly good rations that kept the Jack-Tars jolly.

Paul Brassley puts MAFF's policy towards Foot and Mouth Disease into historical perspective.

Ron Noon explains the birth and examines the impact of a potent symbol of free enterprise.

Robin Bruce Lockhart celebrates the past and present of the immortal dram and its historic links with our seasonal festivities at Christmas and New Year.

A look into the Henry Ford’s European Conservation Awards, which pays tribute to the history of ordinary life.

Madelon Powers explains how bold women carved out their own space in the saloons of America.

James Driver gains an insight into current food controversies from the Victorians.