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Gastro Obscura tell us what it’s it – This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn’t it? What’s so delicious that everyone exclaims it’s “IT!”? It’s an It’s It, of course. These ice cream sandwiches, featuring two old-fashioned oatmeal cookies dipped in dark chocolate, have been a San Francisco Bay Area classic since […]
it’s it. — I didn’t have my glasses on….
As a classical archaeologist whose research centers on food and food preparation in the Roman Mediterranean, I am overjoyed by finds like these, as the information obtained from them shines a bright light on the daily lives of classes of Roman society that are poorly represented in ancient literary sources: slaves and average, working Romans. […]
Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii – Gastro Obscura — Sharon E. Cathcart
Atlas Obscura is a bit of a bureau favourite with it’s chronicling of far flung and obscure locations. There’s also a related site Gastro Obscura that concentrates on the food side of things.
From New Haven to New Zealand the site offers a great variety of food destinations for the traveller who likes to send their tastebuds on a journey.
Many can not travel at the moment, but a peruse of this site will add many a location on your travel to do list.
Bricks and Bluebottles 
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