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Books You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

Author Crystal King muses on three food books that will make you salivate for more.

May 25 •

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I'm a Picky Eater, Yet I Write About Food

How did I get this way?

May 18 •

The Secret Side of the Colosseum: Unmasking Rome's Mysterious Past

"When falls the Colosseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls—the World." ~ Lord Byron

May 11 •

Makeup and Beauty in Ancient Rome

Or, aren't you glad we no longer smear sheep dung and lead on our faces?

May 4 •

A Brief London Dalliance

“Italy and London are the only places where I don't feel to exist on sufferance.” ― E.M. Forster

Apr 27 •

Transforming Recipes From Old to New

The fun of discovering flavors of the past, including recipe for a sauce for duck!

Apr 20 •

An Endless Fascination with History

Why do we keep telling stories set in the past?

Apr 13 •

Books You Probably Won't Ever Be Able to Own

Plus a #bookgiveaway for books that you CAN read and own!

Apr 6 •

The Human Body As Art

"Only God creates. The rest of us just copy." ~ Michelangelo Buonarotti

Mar 30 •

Channeling da Vinci - Part III

"Study the science of art and the art of science." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Mar 23 •

Tasting Life Twice

Tasting Life Twice

Author Crystal King's myriad musings on food, history, Italy, social media, tech, books, and culture.

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