Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table

<p>In the gilded court of Louis XIV, 17th Century France, manners are everything. Where to sit, how to eat, what to wear - any misstep is costly. No one knows this better than Fran&ccedil;ois Vatel, the greatest party planner in all of France. Tonight, Vatel must deliver the ultimate banquet, a chance for his master to rise through the ranks and win the king's favor. But where there is opportunity there is danger, and even one mistake could prove deadly.</p> <p>WARNING: This episode discusses death by suicide. If you are suffering emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, support is available - for example, from the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline in the US, or the Samaritans in the UK on 116 123</p> <p>For a full list of show notes go to <a href="https://timharford.com/">timharford.com</a>, and to join our new Patreon, go to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/CautionaryClub">patreon.com/cautionaryclub</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener...