Lobster Dumplings, Thai Fried Chicken, Macarons, Meg Galus' Chocolate Cake, and a Beefy Braise
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What up, my fellow food-lovin’ quarantati? Quaranteens? None of these are really good salutations. If you haven’t heard by now, the word quarantine comes from the Italian word quarantina which means 40 days, or the length of time Venetians kept ships which had sailed near plague-stricken countries off their coasts. As with most magic numbers, 3, 7, or in this case 40, the number chosen was basically arbitrary and inspired by the Bible, aka Jesus fasted for 40 days, God made the earth in 7 days, etc…
Lobster Dumplings, Thai Fried Chicken, Macarons, Meg Galus' Chocolate Cake, and a Beefy Braise
Lobster Dumplings, Thai Fried Chicken…
Lobster Dumplings, Thai Fried Chicken, Macarons, Meg Galus' Chocolate Cake, and a Beefy Braise
What up, my fellow food-lovin’ quarantati? Quaranteens? None of these are really good salutations. If you haven’t heard by now, the word quarantine comes from the Italian word quarantina which means 40 days, or the length of time Venetians kept ships which had sailed near plague-stricken countries off their coasts. As with most magic numbers, 3, 7, or in this case 40, the number chosen was basically arbitrary and inspired by the Bible, aka Jesus fasted for 40 days, God made the earth in 7 days, etc…