Food History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/food-history/RSS feed for Food HistoryenTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:42:32 +0000In Some Trattorias in Italy, Diners Can Enjoy a Meal and Take the Plate It Was Served on Home as a Souvenirhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-some-trattorias-in-italy-diners-can-enjoy-a-meal-and-take-the-plate-it-was-served-on-home-as-a-souvenir-180989386/The Piatti del Buon Ricordo, or “Plates of Good Memories,” tradition dates back to 1964, when a clever marketer came up with it to encourage Italians to travel across the country and taste regional dishesTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:42:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-some-trattorias-in-italy-diners-can-enjoy-a-meal-and-take-the-plate-it-was-served-on-home-as-a-souvenir-180989386/Shipwreck Divers Discovered a 162-Year-Old Bottle of Guinness Brewed During the Reign of Queen Victoria—and They Want to Take a Swighttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwreck-divers-discovered-a-162-year-old-bottle-of-guinness-brewed-during-the-reign-of-queen-victoria-and-they-want-to-take-a-swig-180989320/The beer was preserved in a sealed glass bottle and may be safe to sample. The team is also hoping to sequence the DNA of the yeast to recreate what the stout would have tasted like in the 19th centuryWed, 12 Aug 2026 17:28:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwreck-divers-discovered-a-162-year-old-bottle-of-guinness-brewed-during-the-reign-of-queen-victoria-and-they-want-to-take-a-swig-180989320/One of the Most Important Cookbooks of the 20th Century Is Celebrating 50 Years. What Made Its French Author So Special in American Kitchens?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-most-important-cookbooks-of-the-20th-century-celebrates-50-years-what-made-jacques-pepin-so-important-in-the-kitchen-180989297/With instructions and images explaining how to carve vegetables and deconstruct a lamb, "La Technique" by Jacques Pépin became a how-to guide and an inspiration for countless cooks and food loversMon, 10 Aug 2026 13:41:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-the-most-important-cookbooks-of-the-20th-century-celebrates-50-years-what-made-jacques-pepin-so-important-in-the-kitchen-180989297/A New Generation of Chefs Reimagines Indonesian Cuisine in the Netherlands to Tell the Stories of Its Originshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/a-new-generation-of-chefs-reimagines-indonesian-cuisine-in-the-netherlands-to-tell-the-stories-of-its-origins-180989221/The shift reflects a larger cultural moment, with chefs asking whether the cuisine should remain tied to colonial nostalgia or evolve into a reflection of modern Indonesian identityThu, 30 Jul 2026 15:27:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/a-new-generation-of-chefs-reimagines-indonesian-cuisine-in-the-netherlands-to-tell-the-stories-of-its-origins-180989221/