Renaissance Man of French Cuisine -
by
christopher strong
And although our modern dictionaries define the "gourmet" and "epicure" as synonyms, there is a difference. A gourmet is someone who eats fancy grub. Full stop. But an epicure goes one step further, exploring all aspects of the food's ingredients and their effects. Brillat Savarin...
French Knights - Holy Fights -
by
christopher strong
Cash ‘n Christ Although the Templars "raison d'etre" was to bring their version of "Holiness" to the Holy Land, only 10% of the T-team actually wielded a sword. The other 15 to 20 thousand organized and maintained a European wide economic infrastructure. Which was, basically,...
