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Please note: Admission to most events on Sunday (excluding workshops and Cookbook Festival sessions) is by a single Day Pass, price £20. Some venues have limited space and we cannot guarantee admission to all sessions, so please get there early for events you particularly want to see.
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
11am-12pm: Jack Monroe and City Harvest
Join us for Brunch on a bootstrap! Jack Monroe (food campaigner, food writer and activist) joins forces with City Harvest (giving surplus food another life) to show us that creative recipes are not just for those with fancy gadgets and premium ingredients, while we enjoy brunch cooked from ingredients supplied by City Harvest. Every penny goes to charity, so be inspired by what Jack can create from seemingly nothing!
Ginger Whisk, £15, includes talk and brunch
WORKSHOP
11am-1pm: How to Make Writing Part of Your Life
Kick start your creativity with this encouraging and enjoyable workshop run by bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink, on how to develop a writing practice that will enrich your life and help you to write pretty much anything at all. Bring paper and pen! Watch here for more details.
ArtsEd (please go to main reception), 14 Bath Road, W4 1LY, £20
12-1pm: Questions of Faith: Catherine Pepinster and Mark Byford
How big a part did Chiswick’s Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor play in getting Pope Francis elected? And how did a painting in the National Gallery inspire a former BBC executive to find out more about the Annunciation? Former editor of The Tablet Catherine Pepinster (The Keys and the Kingdom: The British and the Papacy) and former BBC deputy director general Mark Byford (The Annunciation: A Pilgrim’s Quest) shed new light on the place of religion in today’s world. Chaired by Fr Kevin Morris, vicar of St Michael & All Angels.
St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Sunday Day Pass
CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
12-1pm: Hats of Faith
Learn about the shared custom of religious head covering at the Hats of Faith interactive workshop which includes a live reading, fun, games, dressing up and craft activities. See www.hatsoffaith.com
St Michael & All Angels Church, free, but ticket required
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
12-1pm: Oz Clarke: Wine By the Glass
Join the fabulously entertaining Oz Clarke as he talks about his wonderful book Wine by the Glass, helping you find the flavours and styles of wine you enjoy. Sip on a glass or two, while he provides his invaluable expertise.
Marquee, £10, includes wine. 18+ only
12:15-1:15pm: Goodness: Companies Doing Good
The news is full of global companies making mega-bucks, while the majority of the world’s population live in ever increasing poverty. Former MP Tom Levitt (The Company Citizen) and Stewart Lansley (It’s Basic Income) discuss the idea of corporate good with Dharshini David.
The Tabard Theatre, Sunday Day Pass
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
1-2pm Foolproof Finger Food Workshop
Join us for an hour crammed with tips, tricks, recipes and ideas for canapés and finger food that you can easily re-create at home – fool proof, tried and tested recipes from Lucy Cufflin’s Lucy’s Food. Watch here for more details.
Ginger Whisk Studio 1, £5
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
1-2pm: Hands-on Gyoza Workshop
Try your hand at Gyoza for the first time or for the more experienced simply get tips for to make best. Yuka Caves trained in the art of Japan’s finest cuisine at the Tokyo Kaiseki Cooking School. Watch here for more details. Suitable for adults and children 10 and over.
Ginger Whisk Studio 2, £5
1:30-2:30pm: Misha Glenny: Beyond McMafia
Award-winning journalist Misha Glenny was Central Europe Correspondent for the Guardian and the BBC. Since the BBC dramatized his bestselling true crime book McMafia, Russia and organised crime have rarely been out of the headlines. What comes next?
St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Sunday Day Pass
1:30-2:30pm: Rival Queens
In Rival Queens Kate Williams tells the story of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. Two women on two thrones. But this was a man’s world and all around them were sycophants, spies and detractors who wanted their power, their favour and their bodies. Chaired by Cathy Rentzenbrink. Supported by Savills.
St Michael & All Angels Church, Sunday Day Pass
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
1:30-2:30pm: Food Style Your Own Lunch
Frankie Unsworth trained at the Cordon Bleu School in Paris and now styles food and creates recipes for photo shoots all over the world. She will share tips and tricks of how to turn even the most simple of dishes into a feast for the eyes and we will all get to style our own lunch plate!
Marquee, £12, includes one-course lunch plate and glass of wine
1:45-2:45pm Finding Purpose
Jessica Huie MBE (Purpose) has an incredible story to tell. From teenage mum to being listed as one of the most influential entrepreneurs of our age, she shares insights into her experiences of disadvantage, struggle and grief, explaining why our worst breakdowns are often our greatest opportunities.
The Tabard Theatre, Sunday Day Pass
WORKSHOP
2-4pm: Graphology: The Art of Handwriting Analysis
In this fun and interactive workshop Emma Bache (Between the Lines: What Your Handwriting Says About You) presents hints and tips to learning someone’s character from their handwriting. Bring a pen and some handwriting samples!
ArtsEd (please go to main reception), 14 Bath Road, W4 1LY, £15
3-4pm: Max Hastings: Vietnam
Vietnam became a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. Supported by Savills.
St Michael & All Angels Church, Sunday Day Pass
3-4pm: The Almighty Dollar
If you’ve ever wondered what globalisation is and why people get so passionate about it, economist and BBC broadcaster Dharshini David will explain. Following the journey of a single US dollar around the world, Dharshini shows how the dollar is the lifeblood of global economics.
St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Sunday Day Pass
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
3-4pm: Made in London: Leah Hyslop
Interested in food? Interested in history? Like gin? This is for you! Leah Hyslop
shows us some of the recipes and shares stories from her book Made in London, which traces the history of London recipes from Tudor times, but is bang up to date with her own recipes inspired by living in London today. Match this with a taste of London’s local spirit (gin) and you have a perfect Sunday afternoon treat.
Ginger Whisk, £15, includes gin tasting matched with samplers from Leah’s recipes
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
3-4pm: Robata: The Art of Japanese Grilling
Silla Bjerrum introduces us to the art of Japanese grilling – Robata. With unique flavours, marinades and sides of home pickles and fresh salads, Silla shows us how to create authentic Japanese flavours at home.
Marquee, £8, includes tasters
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
3-4pm Knife-Skills and Sharpening Workshop
Want some top tips on sharpening your knives? Ever wondered which knife to use for what task or simply how the pros can possibly chop so fast? Now is your chance to learn. Watch here for more details. Age 16+
Ginger Whisk Studio 2, £5
4:30-5:30pm: Spies Like Us
Roland Philipps (A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean), Henry Hemming (M: Maxwell Knight, MI5’s Greatest Spymaster) and spy thriller writer Charles Cumming (The Man Between) talk about everything clandestine with Jane Thynne (Solitaire, the fifth in the Clara Vine spy series). Supported by The Chiswick Cinema.
St Michael & All Angels Church, Sunday Day Pass
4.30-5:30pm: The Art of Memoir
Former fashion designer Bella Pollen (Meet Me in the In Between) and former BBC executive Will Wyatt (Oxford Boy) were both born in Oxford but raised very differently. They join Cathy Rentzenbrink in conversation about the art of writing memoir.
St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Sunday Day Pass
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
4:30-5:30pm Introduction to Sushi Workshop
Learn how to cook the perfect sushi rice and then how to use it to create the most stunning sushi at home! Short demo followed by hands on workshop. Everyone gets to take a box of sushi home. Watch here for more details.
Ginger Whisk Studio 1, £5
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
4:30-5:30pm Go Large with Biscuits Workshop
Hattie of @Cakeybuns has spent years perfecting her recipes for giant versions of our family favourites – teacakes, custard creams, bourbons. Join her and learn how to go large! See website for more details. Suitable for all ages 7+, but each child must be accompanied by an adult.
Ginger Whisk Studio 2, £5
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
4:30-5:30pm: Jo Pratt
In this ingenious cookery demonstration, Jo Pratt will show you a seasonal selection of quick, delicious, protein-packed veggie dishes, which you can enjoy with or without meat! Whether you’re an occasional meat-eater, a vegetarian who needs to cook for meat-eaters, or a dedicated veggie, you will leave full of inspiration to cook her Flexible Vegetarian dishes at home. Supported by As Nature Intended.
Marquee, £8, includes tasters