Foodies Throughout History: Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette, O.F. (Original Foodie)

The eventually headless queen was most likely a foodie, all things considered.  Although I’m sure most royalty can be classified as foodies (some could just be, you know, gluttonous).  However, M.A. was really quite the locavore through her now-tourist-destination hamlet – an entirely hidden haven where the queen could pretend to be a peasant, milking cows and gathering eggs. 

And let’s not forget, “Let them eat cake!” Not unlike “let them eat organic!”