by Michael DiPeri | Jul 2, 2018 | Hospitality News
Although it’s difficult for us today to imagine making long journeys by foot or by sea, the medieval world was a bustling place. Merchants, diplomats, and individuals on religious pilgrimages regularly traveled across the European continent, and sometimes...
by Michael DiPeri | Jul 2, 2018 | Hospitality News
The earliest traces of alcohol that researchers have found are in China, on the inside of vases that are roughly 9,000 years old. The oldest known beer recipe, from a Sumerian poem, is about 4,000 years old. Clearly, then, for nearly as long as there have been...
by Michael DiPeri | Jul 2, 2018 | Hospitality News
Typically, when we hear the word sommelier, we think of someone who can tell you what kind of grapes a glass of wine contains just by smelling it. Nobody thinks of, say, milk. Until now. Bas de Groot is the world’s first (self-titled) Milk Sommelier, and his job,...
by Michael DiPeri | Jul 2, 2018 | Hospitality News
The first State Dinner at the White House was hosted in 1874 by President Grant, who hosted King Kalakaua of Hawaii and served 29 courses to about 40 people. While the dinners are smaller now, they are just as elegant. White House State Dinners are known for being...
by Michael DiPeri | Jul 2, 2018 | Hospitality News
People have been eating at tables for thousands of years, but setting the table, the way we think about it today, is a more recent concept. In the Middle Ages, at the dining tables of the aristocracy, all of the dishes were typically laid out on the table at once. ...
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