Jacqui Wood. Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity. Bee-Keeping Opéra Pâtisserie marks the entrance

Opéra Pâtisserie marks the entrance of the most talented pastry chef of his generation

Fantastic menu with beautiful illustrated cover

with daily special card stapled to front cover interior

there is no bad time to indulge in these flavor-filled dishes

Brown cloth tooled in blind

Jacqui Wood. Tasting the Past: Recipes from Antiquity. Bee-Keeping Opéra Pâtisserie marks the entranceThe many influences of the past on our diet today make the concept of "British food" very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all brought ingredients to the table, as it were, and onwards the Crusades spread all manner of spices. The Georgians enjoyed a new level of excess, and then of course the world wars forced everyone into the challenge of making meals from very little. The post war period brought convenience foods,