It is said that, in ancient times, the goddess Athena bestowed two gifts on the Greeks – namely, wisdom and olives. The first is self-explanatory, but if you’re going to be doing a lot of deep thinking, you’ll want nourishment. For the last five millennia, the olive has been revered ...

Obviously, not everything we eat is particularly nutritious or of gourmet quality. Sometimes, when we’re wandering around the house late at night, we just have the munchies and are looking for something to shove into our face. Potato chips fall into this category, as do pretzels, and those ...

Some time ago, I found myself in the unenviable position of having to describe a crumpet to one of my friends. Despite my repeated attempts, he still had no clue what I was talking about, and kept on thinking I was describing an English Muffin. Well, a couple of things. A crumpet is nothing ...