Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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A short guide to afternoon tea
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How did alcoholic drinks get their names?
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Agnes Marshall - the woman who invented the ice cream cone
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Melitta Bentz - the woman who invented the coffee filter
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Broadcasting from the vineyards of Slovenia
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A taste of terroir?
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Vermouth, a Turin aperitivo
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Tea from China
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The history of ice cream in Sweden
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Game on: 4 unique championships from across Europe
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Scrumptious sites
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Lonkero: Finnish drinks invented for the 1952 Olympics
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The Wachau: a cultural landscape in Austria
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Are you being served? A short history of waiters and servers in restaurants
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Elixirs, tonics, diets and cornflakes: peddling health during the 20th Century
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One tough cookie: the business and branding of the Verkade biscuit company
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Celebrity chefs of the past: Meet the women who taught Europe to cook
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From coffee, tea and tobacco to UNESCO: Rotterdam's Van Nelle Factory
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Jacob's Biscuit Factory in Dublin
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Maggi
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Traditional beer brewing
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Vintage food advertising
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What is the real palaeo diet, and who invented bread?
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Pizza: a slice of migration history