Food – Lucy Roeber

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 lucyroeber 18th century, Africa, Food, post-colonial

The Story of Admiral Nelson in Cape Town

I love a good afternoon tea. Landing in Cape Town to a feast of cucumber sandwiches and scones at the Mount Nelson was heavenly. Nearly. The long history of racial inequality and stories of our Anglo Saxon empire endure in surprising ways.

August 3, 2017December 11, 2017 lucyroeber 18th century, Food

Green Turtle Orgy

From the mid-18th century to the early 19th century, there was no better way for an Englishman to spoil his guests and indulge like a king than to serve Green Turtle. It connected the British to the fruits of their exotic and expanding empire while also asserting an elitism of taste and wealth...