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Caption: Yum Yum Met Culinary art at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC
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Caption: New York's Metropolitan Museum holds many marvels, but can be overwhelming in its grandeur. I recently saw the museum in a new light--as a food travel destination!
No, we did not actually eat inside the Met. But guide Angelis Nannos had prepared a "menu" of culinary-themed works to visit, from starters through main course to dessert.
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Caption: Pickles, oysters and medieval parties?
Angelis regaled us with stories from ancient times until the 20th century.
Along the way, we learned some New York culinary history and visited several of the Met's grand halls.
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Caption: In the 19th century, New York Harbor was the world's premier oyster source...oysters were consumed as street food, and on fine tables, from dainty porcelain plates.
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Caption: Do you know this drinking game?
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Caption: The "hard cider" campaign of 1840: slogans, jingles and negative publicity. Sound familiar?
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Caption: Any guesses what this might be?
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Caption: Or this?
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Caption: Party for ca. 70,000, Assyrian style...details in Cuneiform, of course
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Caption: Most of the perfectly preserved models from the 4,000-year-old Meketr's tomb tell food stories!
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Caption: The Met's rooftop is the perfect way to end any summertime visit!
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Caption: Let me help you see the museum in a totally different way! Angelis Nannos
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Our Yum Yum Met culinary art walk was led by Angelis Nannos of In Food We Trust.
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