Thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Jeremy @eatthispodcast.com about the long history of the #tomato, from Mesoameria to England! Topics including chilis, climate, and religious refugees. Have a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3GWN... #foodhistory

Delighted to have my blog published in this edition of The Recipes Project! If you want to read about tomatoes, chilis, and the impact of Indigenous American tastes on European cuisine then this is for you! recipes.hypotheses.org/26743 #foodhistory

CFP open! Edible Boundaries: Food, Identity, and the Material Culture of Eating and Drinking, University of Warwick, 14 Mar 2026 We invite 250-word abstracts on how food and drink shape, cross, or contest boundaries. Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 Keynote: Prof. Anne Murcott #FoodHistory #FoodStudies #CFP

slightly obsessed with this picasso-looking cat eating waffles and honey I found while going through the @rijksmuseum.bsky.social collections - text reads "don't snack on these tasty treats!" (Obj.ID: RP-P-1923-281)

Finishing up on the first day of my postdoc with @srsrensoc.bsky.social! I was hoping to share a fun image of early modern aphrodisiac foods, but can't find anything polite enough for social media 🙈

Hugely honoured to be granted this opportunity and excited to begin my new project on aphrodisiac-foods in early modern England!

My latest piece with The Conversation - a short read on the long history of fermenting foods 🥒