History Talks

Amusing History of Kitchens and Cutlery and Manners

Examine the unique origins of items we use every day on our tables and in our kitchens. You will be amused by the hilarious etiquette and  manners promoted by the well-bred throughout the ages.

Would you believe the reason table knives weren't sharpened was to discourage guests from picking their teeth with their knives; that before thermometers, heat was measured by pain; and that currently China can't manufacture enough wooden chopsticks for their market so they buy them from the USA?

You'll be intrigued by this unusual, funny and fascinating history of the practical things we never question.