Sally Grainger

Sally Grainger is an independent scholar with degrees in ancient history and archaeology. She is a food historian, chef and experimental archaeologist. She has worked with many university institutions and museums helping to interpret the foodways of ancient societies. She has published widely in food history, and jointly with Andrew Dalby she wrote the acclaimed Classical Cook Book , and with her husband Dr Christopher Grocock she edited and translated the recipe text known as Apicius . She...See more

Sally Grainger is an independent scholar with degrees in ancient history and archaeology. She is a food historian, chef and experimental archaeologist. She has worked with many university institutions and museums helping to interpret the foodways of ancient societies. She has published widely in food history, and jointly with Andrew Dalby she wrote the acclaimed Classical Cook Book , and with her husband Dr Christopher Grocock she edited and translated the recipe text known as Apicius . She continues to collaborate with archaeologist in research into the various ways in which ancient fish sauces were made, traded and consumed. See less