Pamela Foster

It's @KentuckyDerby day. The race is 2 minutes. The Gilded Age hamper took 2 hours to pack. Can you name what's in it? Guess below. bit.ly/4tPa1SA #KentuckyDerby2026

A Louisville caterer invented the Benedictine spread in the 1890s. It was a Derby staple. Almost nobody outside Kentucky knows her name. New post on the Gilded Age Derby table: bit.ly/4tPa1SA

Today would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday. She celebrated them with chocolate génoise, a palace recipe dating to Queen Mary, adapted by royal chef @Eating_Royally Darren McGrady. The woman knew what she liked. Bake the centenary cake 🍫👑 bit.ly/4923njd

On April 14, 1912, 62 kitchen staff aboard the #Titanic served a 10-course dinner in 1st class. Most never left the ship. Julian Fellowes put the same menu in Mrs. Patmore's kitchen on Downton Abbey. That wasn't an accident. 🧵bit.ly/4cauyKT

In 1912, the #Titanic’s first-class suite cost $4,350 — about $130K today. You got 10 courses. 3rd class cost $35. Roast beef, plum pudding, fresh bread. The best meal most emigrants had ever eaten. #OceanGate charged nearly double the first-class suite. bit.ly/4sFK2M0

We get the Titanic food story backwards. Everyone focuses on first class. But the real story was in steerage. 700+ emigrants ate roast beef, plum pudding, and fresh bread daily — the best food most had ever been given. bit.ly/4mjMfuR

The most “Irish” dish in North America isn’t Irish. Corned beef & cabbage was invented on New York’s Lower East Side. Irish immigrants couldn’t afford bacon, so they bought brisket from their Jewish neighbours. A better story than green beer. bit.ly/4rIuoy

The real heart of #StPatricksDay? The food. 🍀 Irish classics worth knowing about from @ParkersGBI + my recipe for Traditional Irish Apple Cake — still time to bake it before tomorrow. downtonabbeycooks.com/celebrating-st…

Happy Mothering Sunday! 🌸 It didn't start as a day for mothers — it was about visiting your "mother church." Domestic servants got one of their only days off, walking home picking wildflowers from the hedgerows. Full history + my Simnel Cake recipe 👇 bit.ly/46XSKx8

At Downton, servants got pancakes at breakfast—lemon and sugar, eaten hot from the pan. Upstairs? The same batter, transformed into crêpes Suzette, flambéed at dinner. Same food. Different worlds. #ShroveTuesday bit.ly/4cuUv8i

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday 🥞 But why DO we eat pancakes? And how would Mrs. Patmore have celebrated at Downton Abbey? A thread on 600 years of British pancake tradition 🧵 #shrovetuesday #Downtonabbey bit.ly/4cuUv8i

Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday 🥞 But why DO we eat pancakes? And how would Mrs. Patmore have celebrated at Downton Abbey? A thread on 600 years of British pancake tradition 🧵 #shrovetuesday #Downtonabbey bit.ly/4cuUv8i

Friday the 13th was literally invented in 1907 by a novel. But Edwardian kitchens? Drowning in superstitions: -Spilled salt = devil's invitation -Upside-down bread = death -13 at dinner = fatal within a year Full breakdown bit.ly/3O7JTCq #FridayThe13th #FoodHistory

No-bake peanut butter fudge = the easiest Valentine's Day gift ever 🍫❤️ 4 ingredients. 5 min prep. 50 pieces of chocolate heaven. No cooking. No candy thermometer. No excuses. Full recipe: bit.ly/4r2QWL4 #ValentinesDay #NoBakeDesserts #PeanutButterFudge

They used to EAT the groundhog on Groundhog Day. For nearly 100 years. Roasted, stewed, barbecued. Why? It started with a British feast called Candlemas. Full story + recipes to make for tomorrow (no groundhog required) bit.ly/45EtThc

@FerTech @SnackReel @grok I know, right?! Was this an Italian friend or enemy?!

@SnackReel @grok no Italian would ever cook spaghetti like this. What is your take ?

An Italian friend taught me this and now it’s the only way I cook spaghetti 🍝

Happy Epiphany. 🎄 For 500 years, THIS was the climax of Christmas—not December 25th. Twelfth Night Cake. Wassail. The Lord of Misrule. We traded a 12-day celebration for a single frantic day. Something to think about. bit.ly/3YXgyMV

Happy 2026! May your tea stash be plentiful and your mug always full.

Your NYE party could look like any other. Or it could look like dinner at Downton Abbey. Beef Wellington. Champagne cocktails. Hogmanay traditions. Full Edwardian menu 👇 bit.ly/492bhd3

Happy Boxing Day! 🎁 But why IS it called Boxing Day? A thread on one of Britain's most misunderstood holidays... bit.ly/3YOwZLm🧵