tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post1650788219979509530..comments2024-03-28T12:23:06.497-07:00Comments on Food History Jottings: Tavern Feasting in Bristol, Christmas 1788Ivan Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500437663759868535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-63261396849752225892012-12-02T09:23:57.701-08:002012-12-02T09:23:57.701-08:00I think that it is very likely that the "Wate...I think that it is very likely that the "Water Dab" is a type of grebe. Where I grew up the little grebe was known as a "Dab Chick".<br /><br />I assume these taverns are the model for La Grande Taverne de Londres and similar in Paris?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-26033081625117516162012-12-02T03:09:57.020-08:002012-12-02T03:09:57.020-08:00I wonder if the water dab might refer to a member ...I wonder if the water dab might refer to a member of the grebe family. They are a tiny water bird and varieties are present all over the world. (There's a tiny one that swims locally near my home.) You can see information about the UK variety at http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob70.htmElise Fleming/Alys K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02042501679460805720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745493398948198755.post-51321986787325488352012-11-29T11:57:28.244-08:002012-11-29T11:57:28.244-08:00Thanks for your kind words about Homo Gastronomicu...Thanks for your kind words about Homo Gastronomicus! I have greatly enjoyed your post .. I am fascinated by late 18th century tavern dining as well, and I really do believe that it contributed more to the making of 'restaurant culture' than historians give it credit for. Also very impressed by your culinary credentials ... Have you ever recreated an orgiastic alderman's feast (complete with green sea turtle, of course)? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605825295013146558noreply@blogger.com