Ken Albala is the Tul­ly Knoles Endowed Pro­fes­sor of his­to­ry at the Uni­ver­si­ty of the Pacif­ic. An expert on Ear­ly Mod­ern Europe, he is a high­ly pro­lif­ic author, edi­tor, series edi­tor, and all-around renais­sance man. His books span from Eat­ing Right in the Renais­sance to The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jig­gly Shots, and Out­ra­geous Desserts.