St. Bartholemew's 25th Annual
Olde English Festival
St. Bartholemew's Episcpal Cathedral, Atlanta, GA
September 9-11, 2000

The Cast of the Show:  fra niccolo difrancesco and Lord Jonathan of Exeter
(four 30-minute segments about medieval food)

        

The Show:  Rissoles, Flathonys, Sauces,
Egurdouce, Pasties and a Race

            

      niccolo grates apples            the fruit Rissoles stuffing          the frying station         Jonathan fries the Rissoles

            

         Golden Brown Perfection       Jonathan serves Rissoles   Mortimus guards the treasure          Really!!

            

         niccolo shops        Flathonys: custard tart of Ale        Flathonys closer up              They swarm for sweets

        

                        The Sauce Meister points      egurdouce: sweet/sour pork     sampling the Egurdouce


MORE EGURDOUCE!! they chanted

THE RACE:  TECHNOLOGY vs. MEDIEVAL SKILL
(not quite John Browns Hammer, though)

                    
        grinding cinnamon: mortar vs. coffee mill         Well, technology won that one . . . speed and finer grind


Box Grater vs. Cuisinart Mini-Chopper
Despite his taunting grin, Jonathan loses
to niccolo's superior apple/pear grating technique