The Turbot and the Caesar’s Palate
In his Satires, Juvenal tells a beautiful story that happened during the reign of terror established in Rome by the Emperor Domitian, w...
06
Apr
Posts by Giulio Virduci
04
Apr
Domino’s and Italy. Was it really a matter of Pineapple?
In the summer of 2022, after seven years of commercial activity, Domino's Pizza Inc. decided to close its franchise in Italy.
On the...
27
Mar
AI’s last supper
Someone asked AI to generate a selfie of Christ's last supper.
Now...
...it would be stupid to point out the anachronisms in such a...
14
Mar
We owe our fork to Spaghetti!
Spaghetti was a great invention (no, Marco Polo has nothing to do with it!).
On the other hand, there's an invention that we owe to sp...
02
Mar
Pizza from South to North
When it comes to pizza, Italy comes to mind.
You may wonder, "Why? Isn't that correct"?
Well, yes. Anyway...
Pizza has a very anci...
28
Feb
Still life salami
Where is it written that a still life must only portray fruit?
Giacomo Ceruti, a Milanese late-Baroque artist, must have thought thi...
22
Feb
Popeye: spinach and myth
Where does Popeye get his supernatural strength from?
I think we all know the answer to that: from spinach, of course.
We have be...
06
Feb
Sheldon Cooper and the Pizza
In an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper professes his love for pizza by saying:
My favorite shape of food – a ...
01
Feb
Induction and Chefs. Love and Hate.
Everyone loves induction cooking, right?
The induction cooker is efficient, fast, practical, easy to clean, etc...
However, the tru...
30
Jan
The worst food in history?
There are several sources that tell us how disgusting was the black broth (μέλας ζωμός, melas zomos), the national dish of the Spartans...
