Blog – Monk's Modern-Medieval Cuisine

Bread for the monks, perks for the senior bakers, and stripping off to bolt the flour

Would you like to know what went on in a thirteenth-century monastic bakehouse? Read on.

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026

Cyprus salmon: a medieval dish for children to make

There’s something fishy going on! Here’s the recipe I developed for two children to cook for News Nuggets, a flagship children’s programme on KMTV. The episode was all about fish in medieval Medway, where the children live.

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026

Food history

Fishing rights in Rochester

After filming for a children’s TV programme, Dr Monk explains how Henry I stepped in to protect the fishing rights in the River Medway.

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

Food history

There’s a new page on my website

I’m adding my translations of excerpts of medieval texts about food.

May 13, 2026June 22, 2026

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