A 2,000-year-old miniature skeleton once served as a haunting party favor at Roman banquets.

With the help of authors from ancient Rome whose texts have survived, modern chefs can reconstruct several popular desserts ...

It’s suppertime at Trader Vic’s restaurant in Emeryville. About 30 people are in a backroom, about to try an oyster soup ...

Sarah McLachlan is back with 'Better Broken,' her first new album in 11 years ...

Learn more about "Larva Convivalis,” or banquet ghosts that served as a morbid reminder that you won’t live forever, so live ...

It is not an easy decision … because you’ve got a real old building that, no matter what you do, is going to take a fair ...

Our ranking of the state’s 51 best Italian restaurants was an epic undertaking, with assistance from fellow Italian-food ...

Thanks to Homer and his Odyssey we met Circe who has often been identified as the first witch of Greek Mythology.

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were places of worship, but they also served as business centers, attracting large numbers of ...

In “Dinner With King Tut,” Sam Kean shows how experimental archaeology can recreate the stinky, slimy, and tasty parts of ...

Fear of the number ‘13’ runs deep — even some airlines skip row 13 to soothe passenger anxiety and superstitious beliefs.

Submit items to [email protected] Class notes Blue Mountain Class of 1959: Meets third Wednesday of each month at ...