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COMMISSIONED ARTICLES
BBC Travel (Global/UK) | June 30, 2023 – Adoreum: the newly discovered flatbread fresco of Pompeii
BBC Travel (Global/UK) | April 7, 2023 – Arculata: The bread that survived Pompeii
Atlas Obscura (Global/USA) | January 26, 2021 – Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii: Eat like a first-century Roman, using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide.
AWARDS
University of Leicester (Leicester, UK) | September 10, 2021 – Winner of Vaughan Prize for Community Engagement with Outreach
Saveur Magazine (Global/USA) | November 14, 2019 – Winner of Best Special Interest Food Blog (Editor’s Choice) for the 2019 Saveur Magazine Blog Awards.
University of Leicester (Leicester, UK) | July 17, 2019 – Winner of John Wacher Dissertation Prize for Roman Studies (2019)
FEATURE ARTICLES
MEN’S HEALTH (SPAIN) | November 5, 2021 – Reconstruyen el pan que los romanos comían en Pompeya
POPULAR SCIENCE | September 8, 2021 – Eat like an ancient Roman by recreating bread from Pompeii
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | May 25, 2021 – Backen wie die Römer: So wird historisches Pompeji-Brot gebacken
VISIT NAPLES | 25 May 2021 – 2000-year-old bread in Pompeii: Farrell Monaco, a culinary archaeologist, tells the story
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | May 20, 2021 – El pan de Pompeya
VISIT NAPLES | 18 May 2021 – The 2,000-year-old bread found at Pompeii excavations
VISIT NAPLES | 18 May 2021 – Il pane antico di 2000 anni fa ritrovato tra gli scavi di Pompei
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | May 4, 2021 – Re-creating 2,000-year-old bread found in Pompeii, post-Vesuvius
THE EUROPEAN – DAS DEBATTEN MAGAZIN (GERMANY) | January 2021 – Kulturpolitik in Pompeji: Berechtigter Presserummel um neue Funde und Graffiti? by Polly Lohmann
DISSAPORE (ITALY) | January 29, 2021 – E se il termopolio di Pompei fosse stato, in verità, un pub? by Dario di Marco
ESQUIRE ITALIA (ITALY) | January 28, 2021 – Il menu di una locanda dell’antica Pompei (e come cucinarselo a casa)
POMPEII COMMITMENT – ARCHAEOLOGY MATTERS (ITALY) | January 14, 2021 – The School of Pompeii 04 by Elena Mazzi
BREWMINATE (USA) | September 29, 2020 – A few experimental archaeologists are reclaiming recipes from ancient societies by Keridwen Cornelius
THE ATLANTIC (USA) | August 29, 2020 – What Bread Tasted Like 4,000 Years Ago by Keridwen Cornelius
SAPIENS MAGAZINE (USA) | August 20, 2020 – Pandemic Bakers Bring the Past to Life by Keridwen Cornelius
S7 MAGAZINE (RUSSIA) | July 7, 2019 – Link to pdf article here
SATURNO NOTIZIE (ITALY) | May 17, 2020 – A tavola con i nostri antenati, cosa mangiavano i romani? by Chiara Verdini
IL GIORNALE DEL CIBO (ITALY) | April 9, 2020 – Rivivere I Banchetti Dell’antica Roma? È Possibile, Grazie All’archeologia Gastronomica by Giulia Zamboni Gruppioni Petruzzelli
THE ECONOMIST – 1843 MAGAZINE (UK) | November 14, 2019 – How to eat like an Etruscan did (2,000 years ago) by John Hooper
MADE IN POMPEI (ITALY) | September, 2019 – Archeologia e gastronomia si uniscono: ecco il Panis Quadratus: L’iniziativa di Farrell Monaco e Carmelo Esposito per realizzare il pane di Pompei by Marco Pirollo
THE GUARDIAN/OBSERVER (UK) | August 11, 2019 – Dig in! Archaeologists serve up ancient menus for modern tables by James Tapper
S7 MAGAZINE (RUSSIA) | June 2019 – Link to pdf article here
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (GERMANY) | November 25, 2018 – “Was man in der Küche von den Etruskern lernen kann” by Jessica Jungbauer
MADE IN POMPEI (ITALY) | September 23, 2018 – “La funzione dei solchi sul Panis Quadratus: svelati i misteri sui pani carbonizzati rinvenuti a Pompei” by Marco Pirollo
ATLAS OBSCURA (USA) | January 19, 2018 – “Putting Ancient Recipes on The Plate” by Jessica Leigh Hester
THE INQUISITR (USA) | December 16, 2017 – “The Archaeologist’s Christmas: The Exciting Trend Of Cuneiform Tablet Cookies For The Holidays” by Kristine Moore
INTERVIEWS
THE ITALIAN RADIO HOUR | August 18, 2022 – The Italian Radio Hour – Farrell Monaco and the Panis Quadratus
TIA SÁNG | June 27, 2021 – M? cánh c?a b??c vào ti?m ?n Pompeii c? ??i
FOX 11 – GOOD DAY LA | June 30, 2021 – Fox 11’s Michaela Pereira joins archaeologist, Farrell Monaco, for an ancient Roman bread tasting
NEWSTALK WITH SEAN MONCRIEFF (IRELAND) | February 1, 2021 – A Pompeii Menu
VERVE MAGAZINE (NEW ZEALAND) | July 30, 2019 – Ancient Eats with Farrell Monaco
WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA (USA) | May 22, 2019 – Dinner with the Romans: An Interview with Farrell Monaco
BBC WORLD SERVICE (UK) | December 26, 2018 – Food Chain with Emily Thomas – What does 2,000 year old bread taste like?
BBC WORLD SERVICE (UK) | October 18, 2018 – Food Chain with Emily Thomas – Aristocrats and Archaeo-Food Nerds
RADIO NEW ZEALAND (NEW ZEALAND) | March 15, 2018 – This Way Up with Simon Morton – “Edible archaeology: recreating Pompeii’s bread”
WGN Radio (USA) | March 6, 2018 – The Nick Digilio Show – “The study of food…tells us everything about ourselves.” Archaeologist Farrell Monaco on making ancient civilizations’ recipes”.
MENTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
MILK STREET RADIO (USA) | November 23, 2021 – Friends of Milk Street Radio Share Their Thanksgiving Memories
ATLAS OBSCURA (USA) | November 17, 2021 – Before Haunted Houses, There Were Hell Banquets by Samantha O’Brien
DOCUMENTARIES
GASTRO OBSCURA / ATLAS OBSCURA | March 25, 2022 – How to Recreate Ancient Bread
PODCASTS
THE DELICIOUS LEGACY | November 14, 2023 – Around the Ancient Roman Kitchen – Cooks, Bakers, Cheesemakers
EAT THIS PODCAST WITH JEREMY CHERFAS | December 6, 2021 – A visit to an ancient Roman bakery: Behind the scenes at the Mulino di Silvano in Ostia Antica
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET RADIO | October 8, 2021 – Beyond Soul Food: The True Story of Black Cuisine
THE FROMMER’S TRAVEL SHOW | July 4, 2021 – A Year As a Traveling Carnival Worker, Plus Tasting the Foods of Ancient Rome Today
SAPIENS (USA) | 27 October 2020 – When at Home, Bake as the Romans Baked
EXARC – FINALLY FRIDAY (NETHERLANDS) | 30 May 2020 – History in Bite Size Chunks – The Ancient Bread Episode
ANTHRODISH PODCAST (CANADA) | April 2, 2019 – Recreating the Foods of Ancient Rome
THE FEAST PODCAST (CANADA) | April 2, 2019 – Nailed It: Ancient Roman Edition
A TASTE OF HISTORY/HERITAGE RADIO NETWORK (USA) | February 1, 2018 – A Taste of The Past with Linda Pelaccio – “Tasting Ancient Rome: Recreating Ancient Recipes and What Archaeology Tells Us”
GUEST POSTS
ARCH INTERNATIONAL (USA) | May 15, 2018 – We Are What We Eat: How The Archaeology Of Food Conveys Expression Of Identity
ACCOLADES
SAVEUR MAGAZINE (USA) | September 17, 2019 – Nominee for Best Special Interest Food Blog for the 2019 Saveur Magazine Blog Awards.
SAVEUR MAGAZINE (USA) | August 23, 2018 – Nominee for Best Special Interest Food Blog for the 2018 Saveur Magazine Blog Awards.
