After you with the salt, Dr Johnson!
Garrick’s Temple
David Garrick was a hugely successful and highly regarded 18th century actor, particularly known for his great love of Shakespeare and talent for portraying his tragic characters.
This video is a glimpse into the unconventional gastronomic tastes of Garrick and some of his contemporaries. Discover Dr Samuel Johnson’s fondness for rotten meat and expired dairy, Robert Jocelyn’s recipe for badger flambée, and just what “promiscuous seating” looked like at a dinner party in Georgian Britain.