As a former scholar of Latin, I can tell you there are tons of English translations of Apicius out there! I recommend a recent one by Sally Grainger and Christopher Grocock. Sally Grainger has spent many years recreating the recipes, and she’s the acknowledged expert in the field: https://www.amazon.com/Apicius-Marcu…

I had a similar experience, except in High School Gym class and involving loud,incomprehensible taunts about “over the shoulder boulder holders.”

I love her as an actor, but I had no idea she was such a hoot in real life!

I think the asker meant something like ‘I’m asking for the sake of us ignorant goyim” rather than “This is a question for goyim.” I’m glad they asked- I was scrolling through the comments to find this very info!

That makes sense now! I’m just ignorant of modern weddings and their terminology, I guess. To me, ‘Cocktail Hour’ sounds like part of the ‘reception’, which I suppose it is for any guests not in the bridal party or family.

The article made it sound like the bride was the one who wanted to wear the old dress, though. It doesn’t sound like every single bride in their family has been forced to wear it.

Great story! I could only get behind the idea of a multi-thousand dollar wedding gown if it could last through at least 11 weddings and 120 years.

I’m sure you’re right, I just had to be that jerk this time. Misuse of peek, peak, and pique make me irrationally annoyed. Almost as bad as pour for pore.

Maybe because I was just reading up on the story, but that guy behind Hiddles looks strangely like the “Pharmaceutical Greed Villain”:

I’d love to have a peek at Tom Hiddleston’s Crimson Peak, but that’s because my interest is piqued, not peeked or peaked.

There were actually many different groups on the peninsula before the Romans dominated it: Samnites, Umbrians, Oscans, Messapians, Venetii, Latini, Picenes, Falisci. . . basically every little region of Italy had its own tribe. The Etruscans were the most sophisticated, powerful group who dominated a big chunk of…

I’m so torn about listening to the soundtrack- I want to see the show, but there is zero chance I’ll get to see it in New York, like, ever. What I really want is a PBS-Great Performances-style video of the whole show!

Is ‘a bit of muslin’ Regency slang for prostitute? It wouldn’t surprise me- almost any word is Regency slang for genitalia, sex acts, or prostitutes.

The research that goes into Regency Romance is intense! I haven’t read a lot of romances, but since I started blogging about Regency things myself I’ve been super-impressed by the number of Romance writers who are SERIOUS about research. Loretta Chase co-authors a great history blog, for example, and Candice Hern has…

Seconding the Glamourist Series! I read each book as they came out, and it was great seeing Kowal develop as a writer and a researcher. The first book reads like a straight mix of Regency Romance + Magic, but each subsequent book adds more adventure and exciting historical drama!

Now that you have the gorgeous wardrobe, Kelly, are you planning on more Austen-related tourism? The annual meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America is in a few weeks in Louisville KY. I’ve never been to one before, but I hear that the meetings are an interesting combo of academic conference and fan…

I was just going to recommend Among the Janeites too! It’s partly because of that book that I’m going to my first annual meeting of JASNA this year- sans costume, sadly. I particularly like how the book shows that everyone gets something different from her books. Jane Austen fans are actually a diverse bunch.

If you want to see dances of the period broken down step-by-step, check out the blog A Bit of Muslin, especially early posts. Hillary is a serious regency dancer!