What was served at the wedding of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1810? What was on the menu at a feast of the London Tailors' Guild in 1430? This special anthology takes us from medieval Italy to astronaut food in space and into the transatlantic diplomacy of our time: through one hundred menus across world history - engagingly commented and elaborately designed. A look at the plates brings us closer to history than a historical treatise. Menus ignite the imagination, providing surprising insights, showing us what was and how it was. Yet at the same time, we taste the culinary distance: What is the pomp of a contemporary president compared to the grandeur of a king from the past? Culture is reflected in its food: the Suez Canal and the Gotthard Tunnel are inaugurated, kings are crowned, and triumphs are celebrated.