Taking the epigrams of Martial and some of the reading notes from the Loeb Classical Library, this document presents classroom-ready readings on foods, including a menu excerpted from Martial and a series of two- to four-line epigrams on a variety of foods:peppers, beans, flour, beets, lettuce, turnips, leeks, cheese, sausage, eggs, bread, mushrooms, turtledoves, fish sauce, and wine. The last two concern a "gift from Martial" and the sadness of dining alone. Each page has an epigram on the left and a Latin-English vocabulary list on the right. The material was prepared for a mini-course at Indiana University on the poet Martial and Roman daily life. (Author/CFM)