Archive - Field Notes by Sean Wyer

Gourmet and the Ghetto

My Article on the Foodification of Rome's Historic Jewish Quarter, for issue 23.3 of Gastronomica

Sep 21, 2023 •

Farewell to the India Club

An Obituary for London's Living Room

Sep 13, 2023 •

June 2023

You are trying to find a restaurant

With apologies to Italo Calvino

Jun 6, 2023 •

December 2022

Eating Down the Freezer

The unexpected joys of defrosting

Dec 1, 2022 •

September 2022

A Life in Shandy

Beer mixed with lemonade, a drink for all of life's big moments

Sep 8, 2022 •

July 2022

On Chicken Manure

Eggs, eating habits, and the death of a river

Jul 15, 2022 •

June 2022

Cattle and the City

A walk through Rome's old slaughterhouse and a daydream about Hereford's old cattle market

Jun 10, 2022 •

May 2022

Lunch in the Sun

Eating medlars (of a sort) in Messina, and a new look for my newsletter

May 4, 2022 •

April 2022

Chasing Cannoli

A ricotta-based research trip to Piana degli Albanesi

Apr 22, 2022 •

March 2022

La Luna Sott'Acqua

Dreaming of the ideal trattoria: a Roman Moon Under Water

Mar 21, 2022 •

Winging it at the Fishmonger

Clams, calamari and copious quantities of chilli

Mar 7, 2022 •

February 2022

Clueless at the Market

Plus my new essay for Vittles, hot off the virtual press.

Feb 15, 2022 •

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