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Središnja tema ovoga rada jest grčki pjesnik Arhestrat iz Gele (4. st. pr. Kr.) i njegova gastronomska pjesma u heksametrima, koja nam je ostala fragmentarno sačuvana u Atenejevom djelu Gozba sofista. S namjerom da se približi književni kontekst u kojem je pjesma nastala, u radu se daje kratak pregled motiva hrane u grčkoj književnosti u razdoblju do Arhestratovog vremena te se navode dodirne točke s nekim drugim vrstama književnosti, primjerice epskom parodijom i didaktičnom poezijom. Središnji dio rada sačinjava osvrt na sadržaj očuvanih fragmenata. Arhestrat u svojim stihovima pojedinu vrstu hrane uglavnom obrađuje na sličan način: govori gdje i u koje doba godine je najbolje nabaviti određenu namirnicu, ističe njezina posebna svojstva te daje upute za pripravu. Ovaj karakterističan obrazac kao i još neki motivi koji se provlače kroz pjesmu ilustrirani su na primjeru nekoliko fragmenata, koji se donose na jeziku izvornika i u proznom prijevodu. U završnom dijelu rada nalazi se sažet prikaz recepcije Arhestratove pjesme u antici: dok su neki bili zgroženi njezinom prizemnom temom i promicanjem bestidnog uživanja u površnim užicima, drugi su je s oduševljenjem hvalili, a imamo i svjedočanstva o tome da se često citirala na gozbama., The main subject of the paper is the fourth-century B.C. Greek poet Archestratus of Gela and his gastronomic poem, written in hexameters, which has been fragmentarily preserved in Athenaeus' work Deipnosophistae. In order to acquaint the reader with the literary context in which the poem emerged, a brief overview is given of the topic of food in Greek literature in the period up to Archestratus' time, as well as a presentation of characteristics his poem has in common with some other forms of literature such as epic parody and didactic poetry. The central part of the paper focuses on the content of the preserved fragments. Archestratus' approach to each type of food generally follows a similar pattern: he mentions the best place and season to buy a certain ingredient, points out its special traits and gives precepts for its preparation. This characteristic formula as well as some other motives frequently appearing in the poem are illustrated in the paper by quoting from several fragments, both in the original Greek and prose translation into Croatian language. In the closing section of the paper there is a brief presentation of the reception of Archestratus' poem in antiquity: while some were appalled by its base topic and its promotion of shameless indulgence in superficial pleasures, others received it with enthusiasm and praise, and we have contemporary testimonies of its being cited at dinner-parties.