Food & Feasting in Shakespeare’s Day
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: This is a virtual event. The connection link will be provided after you register.,
Join Francine Segan, food historian and author of Shakespeare’s Kitchen, for a lively talk on the foods, dining customs, and etiquette of the Elizabethan era. Find out why people started clinking glasses to make a toast, would not eat with forks, and why “4 and 20 blackbirds” really were baked in a pie. The talk is sprinkled with tempting tidbits on the fanciful foods, intriguing table manners, and unusual dining customs.