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Ryleigh Nucilli

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The Johnsons hired their longtime cook, Zephyr Wright, as presidential chef after feuding with her French predecessor.

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When the President and His Chef Feuded Over Cold Beans

It was part of an “enduring rivalry” between African-American and French cooking in the White House.

By Ryleigh Nucilli
Gladiators fight in this mosaic from the Villa Borghese.

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Gladiator Diets Were Carb-Heavy, Fattening, and Mostly Vegetarian

To survive the arena, they ate a mash of barley and beans.

By Ryleigh Nucilli
Peasant food in action in Annibale Carracci’s The Beaneater, c. 1585.

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How 'Ennobling' Helped Italian Aristocrats Solve the Problem of Garlic

The ingredient would have otherwise been too cheap to grace noble tables.

By Ryleigh Nucilli

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