The house of Medici and its fascination with pear paintings
Our resident food historian on the humble pear
Giovanna Garzoni
That’s amaro
Our resident food historian on how, with a bit of love and care, you can lift up the throwaways of citrus fruit – pips, pith, peel and all – to their fresh and bitter best
Full of beans
Our resident food historian on all manner of beans, from ‘glorious mush’ to a variety for the dead, and a very talented woman who painted them
Living Dangerously with Pomegranates
Our resident food historian on the mortal pleasures of this godly fruit