The Cultural Institute of Alicante Juan Gil-Albert hosts a new session in its star gastronomy cycle, taking place this Wednesday at 19:30. The event features a lecture by the author Mari Paz Moreno, who will share her research on an unpublished 18th-century cookbook that unexpectedly came into her possession.
The focus is the Bull manuscript of the Holy Crusade. The talk explores the uncovering of the mystery surrounding this unpublished 18th-century cookbook. The session centers on the examination, definition, and analysis of a food manuscript associated with Mexico and a linked papal bull. The collection comprises fifty pages and fifty-eight recipes.
During the study, Moreno reviews the elements that aid dating the manuscripts, including recipes, ingredients, cooking methods, measurement units, and the script of the text. Attendees will learn how these aspects help establish provenance and context, as Moreno explains in the talk, which begins at 19:30 at the Casa Bardín campus of the institute. Attendance is free, but the space has limited seating.
Maria Paz Moreno is a poet, essayist, and literary critic who teaches Spanish literature at a major American university. Her scholarly work covers contemporary Spanish poetry, with particular attention to the writings of Juan Gil-Albert, the role of women in poetry, and the cultural significance of gastronomy in literature. She is recognized for anchor texts on Alcoy’s cultural heritage and has contributed to critical editions and reference works in the field. Her publications include a study of the author’s poetry and the illustrated edition of a key collection on Spanish culinary history. Critics view her research as foundational to gastronomy studies within literary contexts.
Moreno has published ten volumes of poetry and contributed to numerous anthologies. Her more recent works include explorations of friendship and nature, as well as a vivid examination of the human relationship with food. These books emphasize how culinary traditions intersect with language and memory, offering readers a richly textured view of cultural history.