I heard the buzz on Portland Psst, then on Portland Food Map: Truffle-maker extraordinaire Dean Bingham, the master behind Dean’s Sweets, is taking his biz out of his home and into a shop in Por… more →
Travels with Hilarythemusingbouche wrote 3 weeks ago: OK, so it’s been so long since I last posted that I wondered if I should even bother… bu … more →
jimeustice wrote 3 weeks ago: As a brief introduction to myself and my situation, I have to mention that I am an unemployed 28-yea … more →
sdshspress wrote 1 month ago: From the beginning, I was lured by woods. As a child on our 50-acre farm east of Oklahoma City, I fo … more →
oxfordsomnivore wrote 1 month ago: Photo courtesy of Rabelais Books website. Credit: Maria Alexandra Vettese. ED NOTE: Steve Plotnicki … more →
madmikemagee wrote 1 month ago: AT the Mind shop in Walton Street, Jericho, today I rediscovered an edition of Gargantua and Pantagr … more →
Russ wrote 3 months ago: So here’s a basic roundup of my position on science: 1. I have the greatest respect for the … more →
Ian Wolcott wrote 3 months ago: Speaking of Thomas Browne, he left among his miscellaneous papers a catalog of imaginary or lost boo … more →
redstarcafe wrote 4 months ago: At the height of the Renaissance, Rabelais cleverly inverted the monastic ideal – a life of la … more →
iheartralphnad wrote 5 months ago: Gargantua and Pantagruel. In other news, here are some illustrations by Gustave Dore, who did Rablai … more →
Rubell wrote 5 months ago: This is a large cast iron wall bracket very interesting. The winged dragon is inspired by Medieval a … more →
endrekovacs wrote 5 months ago: Gargantua and Pantagruel (La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a French satire from the 16th cen … more →
adonis49 wrote 7 months ago: “What are the rights of the beast of burden; like a donkey?” November 13, 2004 Note: I am re-publ … more →
Arrowsmith wrote 9 months ago: A “quotable” from what may be my favorite book I’ve never seen (let alone read), F … more →
Frank Ejby Poulsen wrote 10 months ago: Petite note de lecture en passant. Rabelais évoque à propos des couleurs de Gargantua, la distinctio … more →
Bogdan Nemes wrote 1 year ago: Title : Oeuvres de RabelaisAuthor : Francois RabelaisDate : 1873Dimensions : 43,0 x 33,0 cm First fo … more →
Hilary Nangle wrote 1 year ago: I heard the buzz on Portland Psst, then on Portland Food Map: Truffle-maker extraordinaire Dean Bing … more →
ccwe wrote 1 year ago: This paper was given by Kathryn LaFevers Evans at ASE 3rd International Conference, “Esotericism, Re … more →
Hilary Nangle wrote 1 year ago: My foodie friend E visited Portland for a quick overnight, and I made it my mission to cover as many … more →
librarianmule wrote 1 year ago: The Rebel Angels by Canadian author Robertson Davies was first published in 1981, but I stumbled acr … more →