Thomas Marks was editor of Apollo from 2013–21.
Auguste Escoffier’s childhood home in a tiny French village is now a museum that tells the tale of a playful dining visionary
The first gastronomic map of France may have been created to serve the appetites of greedy Parisians, but it also opened up new ways of eating
Twenty-five years after it was first published, ‘The Book of Jewish Food’ remains an invaluable record of the Jewish diaspora and its manifold culinary traditions
The gallery’s gloomy dining room is now a thing of the past. The restaurant has an elegant new look and menu to match
Suspicious of photography's ability to illustrate her colourful accounts of culinary history, food writer Elizabeth David looked to the Old Masters instead
Cagnaccio di San Pietro grew up in a Venetian fishing village – so it’s no surprise seafood stars in his still lifes
An East Anglian museum is turning its attention from the field to the table with provocative results
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
Philip Barantini shot his 90-minute movie about the drama of a busy restaurant service in one take – and it's nail-biting stuff
The venerable tradition of copying out recipes in household books lives on in the most unexpected places
