Monthly Archives: February 2010

Was Pythagoras really vegetarian?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Not according to one blog author. Citing the author Aulus Gellius, whose work Attic Nights contains accounts from Aristoxenus and Plutarch, Sam Sotiropoulos challenges the notion of Pythagoras’ abstention from animal flesh. This Greek food writer got on the subject … Continue reading →

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A little wisdom from 100 years ago

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

I’m working on research for my vegan cookbook, and at the moment I am analyzing a “Reform Cookery Book” written a hundred and one years ago by a person in Scotland.  There’s a lovely passage from the introduction which still … Continue reading →

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