Recently added Literary Lunches
These four new literary lunches have been added to our programme recently.
Also see our full Workshop Programme page for our complete events programme.
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| Thursday, March 12th 2009 11:45am for lunch at midday |
LITERARY LUNCH – MENU DEL DÍA BY ROHAN DAFT Books for Cooks invites you to join journalist and author Rohan Daft for a delicious Spanish three-course lunch. Rohan has spent years travelling from Ibiza to Galicia to source for authentic recipes using the vibrant and seasonal ingredients to bring the soul of Spanish cooking to your kitchen. This is as much a wonderful recipe book as it is a travelogue by someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about Spain. Menú del Día satisfies your wanderlust by taking you into Spanish markets and specialty stores, and giving you a glimpse of how the Spanish cook and eat. |
| Wednesday, 18th March, 2009 11:45am for lunch at midday, £20 |
LITERARY LUNCH - THE VICAR'S WIFE'S COOK BOOK BY ELISA BEYNON Elisa Beynon writes with simple, unpretentious warmth about making good, nourishing, delicious food which is inexpensive and can be whipped up on a moment's notice. Dishes for a Sunday lunch or a weekday supper include roast port with crackling with gingered pears and mustard mash; guacamole-encrusted tuna; a hot halloumi salad; and a lemon rice pudding. Winner of the 2007 FourthEstate and Waitrose Food Illustrated competition, Elisa, a vicar's wife and mother of two, is a fresh, new voice in food writing. Join Elisa for a scrumptious three-course lunch at Books for Cooks. |
| Wednesday, 25th March, 2009 11:45am for lunch at midday, £20.00 |
LITERARY LUNCH – MY LIFE AS A WIFE BY ELISABETH LUARD ‘We met, my beloved and I, in the back-offices of Private Eye some time around the satirical magazine's eleventh issue in 1962. He was the proprietor, I the office typist. As soon as Nicholas walked in, I had no doubt that this was the man of my dreams. Whether the object of my affection realised this, I have no way of knowing, although I believe I made no secret of my intentions. I was young at the time and knew no better. And how did I woo him? In the only way I knew. I cooked for him,’ wrote Elisabeth Luard in her moving memoir about her marriage. Elisabeth is currently a Contributing Editor to Waitrose Food Illustrated and reviews regularly in The Daily Mail, The Scotsman, The Jewish Chronicle and The Literary Review. Join this fascinating and resepcted food writer for lunch at Books for Cooks to hear speak about her fascinating life. |
| Wednesday, 29th April, 2009 11:45am for lunch at midday, £20 |
LITERARY LUNCH – THE IRAQI COOKBOOK BY LAMEES IBRAHIM Mesopotamia’s culinary culture is as sumptuous as it is ancient, developed over time and enriched by the cultures of different eras. Lamees Ibrahim, who was born in Baghdad and now lives in London with her husband, has written a book full of authentic recipes handed down through several generations. The first of its kind to be published in Europe, Lamees’ book enlightens the Western reader on how to make aubergine turnover served over a bed of rice and sliced potatoes (maqloobat bathinjan), rice kubba (kubbat halah) which is not unlike the Sicilian arancini, charcoal barbecued liver (mielag mashwee), citrus flower jam (murabba elqueddahh), and rose petal jam (murabba elwarid). Come join Lamees for an exotic three-course Iraqi feast and find out more about the rich culture and culinary traditions of her homeland. |
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