Dining in the Court of Louis XIV, or: What's the Deal With The Peas?

Hello, everyone! I hope you're all enjoying the Ides of March. We're voting here today in my state, and I can't help but feel the timing is fitting. I have already voted, so I'm staying in. Anyone care to join me for reruns of Rome? I love me some Mark Antony! In book news, The Long Way Home has been out for two weeks now, and people are asking me about the superabundance of peas in the book. Peas are everywhere. Ysabeau loves them so much she has them delivered to her room in case she gets peckish in the night. So you know that I haven't completely lost my marbles (on this, at least), here's a post on dining that will explain the thing about the peas. Enjoy! Caravaggio's Bacchus (1596-7). Not super relevant, but they were really into their classical gods. Raise a glass to the god of wine and tragedy and take a moment to enjoy his seriously defined arms and on point eyebrow game. Cheers! Dining in the Court of Louis XIV The Court of Louis XI