Welcome to A Retro Kitchen!: The art of grocery lists!

There are at least a couple cool sites that take grocery lists and turn them into art. Of course there's a long tradition of that -- isn't there a da Vinci illustrated grocery list floating around?...One of my favorite bloggers, Bianca, here http://www.goodnightlittlespoon.com/2012/01/100-ideas-week-four.html , is working on a supermarket zine -- I can't wait for it to be published! She works in a supermarket too, in addition to her other artistry! She pointed her readers to this amazing site which unfortunately doesn't look active anymore, but it's fun to look at: http://shoppinglosts.blogspot.com/ . Some are very funny....Here's a bit of my favorite today, a very elegant one:

You'll find old and new ideas on this site...

I love playing with both food and history and am trying to combine these loves here and in various projects. My most recently published was a fun 3-volume set, which you can get free below, which speaks much of cuisine in a little known part of the world from earliest times to 700 CE....Speaking of old, this is a reincarnation of three old blogs, one shared with friends all over the world and called something like Our Favorite Food This Week, and then one called That Was Delicious that started my toying with retro food ideas, and then A History Writer in the Kitchen where I explored history more....I have kept many posts from those blogs, including many recipes I thought you might like.

Enjoy!