Here’s what we’ve been cooking up |
Our delectable Food Season, supported by KitchenAid, is back. Start with a conversation with award-winning food writer Dr Jessica B. Harris, then feast on food and fiction from around the world, and finally finish off your menu with a series of events in our Piazza Pavilion including the ultimate aperitif: a discussion with Angela Hartnett. This year our mouth-watering events are served both online and at the Library. |
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Beyond the Bar: The Chocolate Revolution |
Monday 11 April, 19.00
Chantal Coady, founder of Rococo Chocolate, and Angus Thirlwell of Hotel du Chocolat are joined by Nick Davis, a grower in Jamaica, to explore the dynamics of producing ethical, delicious chocolate. With a chocolate tasting available for those at the Library. |
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Thursday 21 April, 19.00
Kate Young joins Sarah Winman as they look at how authors use food in building character, place and narrative, especially through the lens of Sarah’s bestselling latest novel Still Life, which uses food brilliantly to convey life in London and Florence from the 1940s to 70s. |
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Solutions for a Food System in Crisis |
Thursday 5 May, 19.00
A panel of leading food thinkers, activists and practitioners - Frances Moore Lappé, Henry Dimbleby, Neil Ward and Tom Hunt - take on the challenges of modern food production and propose solutions which could transform public health and save the planet. |
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Ainsley Harriott in conversation with Melissa Thompson |
Monday 9 May, 19.00
Beloved television chef Ainsley Harriott has delighted audiences over his 25-year career. He joins Food Season co-director Melissa Thompson as he discusses his life, the challenges he faced early on, and what makes him so joyful. |
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Friday 20 May, 19.00
Food writer Maunika Gowardan leads chefs and food writers Ravinder Bhogal, Romy Gill, Kavi Thakrar and Farokh Talati in conversations on culinary history, community influences, spices and cooking techniques. Each conversation is paired with a small plate of food. |
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The Culinary Worlds of Eliza Acton and Mrs Beeton |
Wednesday 18 May, 19.00
Join Mrs Beeton’s biographer, Kathryn Hughes, and Annabel Abbs, the author of a fictional account of Acton’s life, The Language of Life, in conversation with Polly Russell as they discuss the life, work and legacy of the women whose impact shaped home cooking and influenced modern cooking-writing. |
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