The Last Ladle

The Last Ladle investigates Roman street food and the price of a cheap meal. Centering on Rome and the Vesuvian towns, it follows ingredients, storage, preparation, serving, cleaning, and the commercial pressures behind everyday eating. Its Last Ladle Audit connects food counters and excavated remains with questions about grain, oil, water, wine, labor, oversight, and waste. Ancient satire, practical prescriptions, inscriptions, and archaeology are distinguished; no invented customer illness or eyewitness is offered as fact. Includes ...