Wooster Republican in Wooster, Ohio

Feasting and dining tastes across nations and eras

A long, dense excerpt surveys elite eating habits, royal dinners, and public figures. It notes Wagner’s rapid eating, Berlin meals at six percent costs, Zola’s restraint, Holmes liking cold chicken, and varied European cuisines. It also recounts Napoleons tastes, Mussulman hospitality, and Empress Eugenie dining in Paris, interwoven with reflections on digestion and dietary cautions.