Paul Freedman

Medievalist, cuisine historian. History Professor @ Yale. Author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America 2016) and Why Food Matters (2021).

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Another important election — in (the country of) Georgia. Hundreds of citizens living in NYC lining up to cast votes at the Georgian consulate, East 44th St., NYC.

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@irinibus This visit has been a laugh riot.

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A dinner in San Antonio with a history book club who had watched my Yale Open Courses lectures on the early Middle Ages.

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Fried quail, a feature of that dinner.

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Soon this will not be possible, alas, until spring.

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A little frightening…

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As it burns incense it is swung across the transept by five red cloaked men.

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Cathedral of Santiago, the gigantic incense censer, the “bota fumeiro”

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Last kilometer before arriving at the cathedral of Santiago.

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Astorga, the episcopal palace designed by Gaudi beginning in 1889.

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Leon cathedral, an extraordinary example of Gothic architecture.

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Stained glass rose window, cathedral of Leon.

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Sunflowers along the Camino in Leon.

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Cathedral of Burgos.

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On the Camino near Najera, Rioja region.

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@ronnymerhav Alas no. Too old… “Selections” by foot.

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At the beginning of our trip on the Santiago camino.

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12th-century octagonal church of Santa Maria d’Eunate, Navarre.

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The 11th century Puente de la Reina, a meeting point of camino routes.

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Chrystal peppers (so-called because they are very fragile) with a sort of bacon made from pig cheeks. ⁦@baserri_berri⁩, Pamplona.