Press for Rare Cooking

An archive of press for this project and writing I’ve done about it in other forums.

ars longa 7.21.2022
“Your Kitchen is a Time Machine: An interview with Marissa Nicosia of Cooking in the Archives,” in conversation with Cynthia Houng https://arslongajournal.org/2022/07/21/your-kitchen-is-a-time-machine-an-interview-with-marissa-nicosia-of-cooking-in-the-archives/

Schlow Library Podcast 6.1.2021
“Episode 115: Cooking from the Archives and food history with Dr. Nicosia,” in conversation with Ben Drain https://www.buzzsprout.com/188038/8613791

The Abington Sun 1.25.2021
“Penn State Abington Faculty Interview: Dr. Nicosia,” in conversation with John Mitchell
https://sites.psu.edu/abingtonsun/2021/01/25/penn-state-abington-faculty-interview-dr-nicosia/

The Center and Clark Newsletter 8.1.2020
“Food for Thought,” Margurite Happe
http://www.1718.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Newsletter-69-3.pdf

 A Bit Lit 7.21.2020
“Literature meets the plague, smells & cookery,” in conversation with Holly Dugan, Andy Kesson, and Lisa Smith
https://abitlit.co/conversations/literature-meets-the-plague-smells-cookery-with-holly-dugan-marissa-nicosia-lisa-smith/

Penn Libraries News 4.22.2020
“Cooking Under Quarantine,” in conversation with Gretchen E. Stiteler
https://www.library.upenn.edu/blogs/libraries-news/cooking-under-quarantine

Atlas Obscura 4.3.2020
“The 1700s Plague Cure That Inspired an Uncannily Contemporary Cocktail,” Reina Gattuso
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/plague-cures

Atlas Obscura 11.14.2019
“A Pirate Botanist Helped Bring Hot Chocolate to England,” Reina Gattuso
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-hot-chocolate

Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin 5.15.2019
»Man sieht den Wandel der Welt in den Rezepten« Stephan Reich
https://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/essen-und-trinken/marissa-nicosia-rare-cooking-alte-rezepte-87278

This Rough Magic 12.31.2018
“Cooking in the Archives: A Roundup of Resources and a Review of Cooking in the Archives,” Colleen Kennedy
http://www.thisroughmagic.org/kennedy%20article.html

WFAE, Charlotte 3.16.2018
“A World of Food History Goes Digital,” Amy Rogers
http://wfae.org/post/world-food-history-goes-digital#stream/0

Edible Philly Winter 2017/2018 (print & online)
“Mince Piyes my Mothers Way: Holiday Cooking in the Archives,” Jenn Hall
http://ediblephilly.ediblecommunities.com/eat/mince-piyes-my-mothers-way

Penn State Abington News 2.7.2017
“Shakespeare in my kitchen,” Regina Boscius
http://abington.psu.edu/story/11681/2017/02/06/shakespeare-my-kitchen-abington-scholar-transforms-recipes-modern-cooks

Shakespeare & Beyond: at the Folger Shakespeare Library 7.26.2016
“A perfect pairing: A recipe for almond jumballs and a podcast episode on Recipes for Thought,” Esther Ferington
http://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2016/07/26/food-folger-early-modern-recipes/

The Pennsylvania Gazette 7.25.2016
“Cooking in the Archives,” Molly Petrilla
http://thepenngazette.com/cooking-in-the-archives/

The Collation: Research and Exploration at the Folger 1.28.2016
“Chacolet,” Alyssa Connell & Marissa Nicosia
http://collation.folger.edu/2016/01/chacolet/

The Recipes Project 11.12.2015
“The Exotic Taste of Rice,” Alyssa Connell & Marissa Nicosia
https://recipes.hypotheses.org/6948

Sift Magazine No. 2, Fall 2015
“Time Travel Recipes,” Susan Reid  (print)
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2015/10/07/caraway-cookies-sift/ (blog post)

Archive Journal 7.22.2015
Cooking in the Archives: Bringing Early Modern Manuscript Recipes into a Twenty-First-Century Kitchen,” Alyssa Connell & Marissa Nicosia
http://www.archivejournal.net/issue/4/notes-queries/cooking-in-the-archives-bringing-early-modern-manuscript-recipes-into-a-twenty-first-century-kitchen/

CNN 7.10.2015
“Food: The happiest of traditions,” Ashley Strickland
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/10/living/project-happy-food-traditions-feat/index.html

Frankie Magazine Issue 65, May/June 2015
“Cooking in the Archives: History is the favourite ingredient for Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia,” Lucy Corry (print)

Barnard Magazine Spring 2015 Issue
“Cooking Up History,” June D. Bell (print)

Penn Appetit Spring 2015 Issue
“Cooking in the Archives,” Elena Crouch (print)

Savory Road 2.15.2015 
“Cooking in the Archive, Blog,” Jeff Baker in conversation with Marissa Nicosia
http://www.savoryroad.com/
http://www.savoryroad.com/cooking-in-the-archive-blog/ 

Talk of Iowa 1.7.2015 
“Bringing Centuries-Old Recipes to Modern Kitchens,” Dennis Reese and Charity Nebbe in conversation with Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia
http://iowapublicradio.org/post/bringing-centuries-old-recipes-modern-kitchens 

Yorokubo 1.4.2015 
“Las recetas del S.XVII, reinventadas en tiempos de YouTube,” Lucía Caballero
http://www.yorokobu.es/recetas-vetustas/ 

Washington Post 12.29.2014  
“How two bloggers re-purpose centuries-old recipes for modern cooks,” Sarah Kaplan (print and online)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-two-bloggers-re-purpose-centuries-old-recipes-for-modern-cooks/2014/12/26/7dc33d5c-7a65-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html 

ABO Public: An Interactive Forum for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830 (cross-post) 12.22.2014 
“To Make Maccarons of Valentia Almonds,” Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia with Alaina Pincus
www.aphrabehn.org%2FABO%2Fto-make-maccarons-of-valentia-almonds-a-guest-post-by-cooking-in-the-archives-collaborators-marissa-nicosia-and-alyssa-connell%2FRuth’s Words 9.19.2014 
“Ffish custard?” Ruth Reichl
http://www.ruthreichl.com/2014/09/a-single-bright-orange-salmon-roe-doesnt-amount-to-much-but-when-it-bursts-into-the-mouth-it-dissolves-into-something-pri.html

HuffPost Taste 9.4.2014 
“This Is What People Ate In The 18th Century. Be Happy You’re Alive Today Instead,” Sara Boboltz
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/historical-cooking-recipes_n_5760040.html

Unique at Penn (cross-post) 9.2.2014 
“Shrewsbury Cakes,” Alyssa Connell and Marissa Nicosia with Mitch Fraas
https://uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/shrewsbury-cakes/

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