I feel like it really adds something to know that this coffee shop was right next to the state capitol building. There is a non-zero chance one of these lattes ended up in the senate chamber.

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Congratulations, you've unlocked the secret nerd bonus! I actually ended up texting a friend who specializes in the early Roman empire for advice on designing this special.

Honey and almond are pretty self-explanatory, as honey and nuts both figured heavily in Roman desserts. Cinnamon, meanwhile, means dead rich guy. It was insanely expensive to obtain, and the wealthiest of Romans used it to scent funeral pyres, so that the smell of burning cinnamon would cover the scent of cremation.

Hey OP, I made myself an Ides-themed cocktail inspired by your latte above! It's a white russian with some orgeat (almond) syrup, honey, and cinnamon according to your research. Served with occasion-appropriate cutlery, of course :)

I feel like it really adds something to know that this coffee shop was right next to the state capitol building. There is a non-zero chance one of these lattes ended up in the senate chamber.

ALT

Congratulations, you’ve unlocked the secret nerd bonus! I actually ended up texting a friend who specializes in the early Roman empire for advice on designing this special.

Honey and almond are pretty self-explanatory, as honey and nuts both figured heavily in Roman desserts. Cinnamon, meanwhile, means dead rich guy. It was insanely expensive to obtain, and the wealthiest of Romans used it to scent funeral pyres, so that the smell of burning cinnamon would cover the scent of cremation.

I feel like it really adds something to know that this coffee shop was right next to the state capitol building. There is a non-zero chance one of these lattes ended up in the senate chamber.

"This salad is my body. Stab it in remembrance of me."

- Julius Ceasar at supper on March 14th, probably

I—

Look, this is an EXCELLENT joke. 5 stabs.

BUT, I am concerned that many of you might actually think that the salad was named for Caesar Augustus and not the Italian/American chef Caesar Cardini who fled to Tijuana, Mexico to avoid prohibition in California and ended up creating the Caesar salad there on the forth of July in 1924.

I just…wanted to share that with you in case you didn’t know. 👀

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Notice: on the Ides of March, 2024, I am scheduling this post for 4 July, 2024, in order to celebrate the Centennial of Caesar Cardini's simple, yet genius, culinary invention.

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