Prof. Sheila Cavanagh curates ‘Gratifications of the Palate’: Cuisine in the Age of Samuel Johnson Curated by Prof Sheila Cavanagh and Dr. Johnson’s House
‘People have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat; for my part, I mind my belly very studiously and very carefully, and I look upon it that he who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else.’ — Samuel Johnson
On view now in Dr. Johnson’s House in London, an exhibit on 18th-century food and drink curated by Sheila Cavanagh and Dr. Johnson’s House, where visitors can learn more about 18th century dining. You can also listen to the presentation Prof. Cavanagh recently gave at Johnson’s House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mThBOvWee8.
Additional support provided by the Emory Fund for Public Scholarship, the Guildhall Library in the City of London, and the London Metropolitan Archives.