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Pre-Festival Events
Wednesday September 4th 2019
Cookbook Festival Launch Dinner with Henry Harris & Friends @ The Crown, Chiswick – SOLD OUT
Sunday September 8th 2019
Vinoteca’s Cookbook Festival Lunch: £40 with optional wine pairings for each course for £15. Tickets via Vinoteca’s website. Vinoteca will make a donation to the Cookbook Festival charities for every ticket sold.
Friday September 13th 2019
12.30-2.30pm: Danish Summer Lunch
Join the lunch revolution! Hahnemanns KØKKEN has helped elevate Copenhagen’s gastronomic profile and provides stellar sustenance to over 3,000 Danes every day. Trine Hahnemann’s legendary lunches focus on organic sustainability but mainly deliver on modern Nordic flavour. To include 3 course lunch, sipping vodka cocktail aperitif. Please bring your own wine, beer or favourite tipple to enjoy with your lunch.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £35
7-8:30pm: Prajna Indian Summer Feast & Book Launch with Mira Manek
Ayurveda, the traditional Hindu practice of medicine, has long been intrinsic to daily life in India. Mira Manek brings these life-enhancing, energy-boosting principles and practices up to date and pours them into her delicious and nourishing recipes for a well-balanced life. Expect a sumptuous Indian banquet. To include a 3 course supper and caramel cooler aperitif. This is a BYO event, please bring wine, beer or your favourite tipple to enjoy during the meal.
Mira will be hosting Ayurvedic Indian Supper Club in the TGT Marquee. Tickets are £35 and include a non-alcoholic drink.
Saturday September 14th 2019
10:45-11:30am: Khazana: A Treasure Trove of Modern Mughal Dishes
Junior doctor Saliha Mahmood Ahmed entranced the nation with her mouth-watering creations on her way to being crowned Masterchef Champion 2017. Her khazana (treasure trove) of dishes are as colourful and poetic as the culture of the Indo-Persian Mughal Empire that inspires them. To include tasters of Saliha’s recipes and mint tea.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £15
11-11:45am: How to Make the Perfect Sausage, with multi-award-winning cookery writer Lindsey Bareham and special guest Rodney Macken.
Lindsey Bareham, a warm and witty writer and cook, has been an essential companion in our kitchen. As the author of 15 cookbooks and daily columns in the London Evening Standard and then The Times she has been guiding us through dinner for over 20 years. While she draws inspiration from around the world, she is the expert in British seasonal food. Lindsey has enlisted eminent local butcher Rodney Macken of Macken Brothers to create an exclusive Festival Sausage and will demonstrate how to elevate this simple staple to star status on the plate. It is 85% pork with finely chopped mixed peppers, fresh fennel, mustard, spice and onion with a hog casing.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15, to include a sausage bap and a half pint of Fullers beer.
12-12:45pm: Squirrel Pie (and other stories) Adventures in Food
Food and travel writer, illustrator and chair of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, the ceaselessly energetic Elisabeth Luard has penned some 22 cookbooks and 4 memoirs including recipes. One of her next projects is a cookstrip – a cartoon cookbook! She shares tales of her luscious life in food. To include a tasting plate and a glass of wine.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £15
12:15-1pm: Saffron in the Souks: Vibrant Recipes from the Heart of Lebanon
John Gregory-Smith explored the length and breadth of the Lebanon on the latest foray along his personal spice trail through North Africa and the Middle East. From the souks of Tripoli and Beirut, to the Chouf Mountains and the Qadisha Valley, his recipes bring this country of hidden beauty and bold flavours directly to the plate. To include tasters of John’s recipes and a glass of wine.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
1:15-2pm: The Modern Cheesemaker
Cheese, Gromit! At 21, Morgan McGlynn took an audacious decision and bought a cheese shop. She has become a cheese autodidact, teaching herself everything there is to know about fromage. She shares her passion and encyclopaedic knowledge so that you too can try your hand at being an artisan cheesemaker.
To include a glass of wine, tasters and cheese samples to take home.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £15
1:30-2:15pm: Baan, Recipes and Stories From My Thai Home
Renowned food and drinks writer, Kay Plunkett Hogge was born and lived her early years in Bangkok. Fluent in Thai culture, she brings her extensive knowledge and love of the local food from her childhood to her new book. ‘Baan’ means hearth and home and Kay translates her Thai home cooking into accessible recipes achievable at home. To include tasters of Kay’s recipes and glass of Thai beer.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
2:30-3:15pm Lucy Cufflin & Lucy Lee-Tirrell: Lucy Bakes and Lucy’s Food ***
***We regret this event has now been cancelled because of scheduling issues.
2:30-3:15pm Lucy Cufflin & Lucy Lee-Tirrell: Lucy Bakes and Lucy’s Food
Get bowled over by our local shortcut queen’s perfected one-bowl cakes, bakes and cooks – 1 bowl = no fuss, no clean up! Caterer, cookery writer and chef mentor to nearly 5,000 chalet cooks, Lucy Cufflin, with her ‘Two Lucys’ catering partner, Lucy Lee-Tirrell, focuses on foolproof recipes that deliver every time, on time. Busy and budding cooks alike will get confidence boosting, timely results that never compromise on taste. To include box of tasting treats from Lucy’s books and a glass of fizz.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £15, including tasters
2:45-3:45pm: The Botanical Baker: Contemporary Baking and Cake Decorating with Edible Flowers and Herbs
Star baker Juliet Sear brings her expertise in mastering extraordinary food challenges to botanical baking using edible flowers, herbs and botanicals to create dazzling and vibrant cakes and bakes from the whimsical to the fantastic. She provides tips on preserving, storing and applying petals and herbs to give your cakes flower power. To include one of Juliet’s fabulous cupcakes and a glass of fizz.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
COOKBOOK FESTIVAL
***We regret that Ian Haste has broken his ankle and has had to withdraw. We apologise for any disappointment. We have a replacement event
3.45pm Sipsmith Cocktail Masterclass *** New event
Inspired by their newly published cocktail book, SIP: 100 Gin Cocktails With Only Three Ingredients, Sipsmith Tim will be hosting a 30 minute cocktail masterclass. He will share the story about where the SIP book idea came from and how to make 3 of the delicious array of drinks in the book. Join us to discover how with one uncompromisingly delicious gin, cocktails don’t need to be over complicated to taste delicious.
Tickets are £5 and include a can of Sipsmith gin & tonic to sip whilst you watch.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £5
4-4:45pm: Asma’s Indian Kitchen
For Asma Khan, every meal should be a feast of flavour whether it be a simple repast for two or a banquet for twenty. She celebrates her majestic Mughlai ancestry with sumptuous but easy to prepare dishes. Join her for a culinary journey along the Darjeeling Express from Bengal through Calcutta and onto the foothills of the Himalayas. To include tasters of Asma’s recipes and a glass of beer.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
5-5:45pm: Nightingales and Roses
Winner of The Guild of Food Writers First Book Award 2019, Maryam Sinaiee’s Nightingale and Roses is a celebration of Persian home cooking. Maryam’s passion was brought to lifethrough her family’s food and is interwoven with her love Persian culture and history. Taste the rich flavours infused with the romance and drama of Persia. To include tasters of Maryam’s recipes and mint tea.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £15
5:30-6:30pm: Matthew Fort and Felicity Cloake star in The Great British Food Off: UK vs. Europe (pictured at top)
The Guardian‘s Food and Drink Editor and The Great British Menu judge Matthew Fort will partner with co-cookery writer and Guardian journalist (as well as guest judge on The Great British Menu) Felicity Cloake. They both celebrate the tremendous progress of British food in recent years but also love to derive inspiration through food travel. Felicity’s latest book One More Croissant for the Road chronicles her food forage through France by bicycle while Matt has toured Sicily on a vespa (Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons). Expect a lively debate between friends on the relative merits of British and European cuisine and transport!
St Michael & All Angels Church. £10 including a glass of wine.
We are offering a ‘bundle price’ of £18 (saving £2) to include the talk and entry to The Festival Drinks (below) at 6.30pm for another glass of wine and a plate of canapés cooked by top local caterers Trufflehound.
6-7:30pm: Festival Drinks & Nibbles
Join us for drinks and delicious canapes from Trufflehound, in aid of the Festival’s charities: InterAct Stroke Support, Doorstep Library and The Felix Project.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £10
Sunday September 15th 2019
10-11am: Supersize Your Jammy Dodgers
Take baking to the next level and make bigger biscuits! Half master craftswoman, half baker, Hattie Cufflin will teach you how to use things already in your kitchen to create a specialty mould for your biscuit gone large. Bigger is definitely better in biscuits. 8+ accompanied by an adult. A workshop – make, bake and take home your own giant Jammy Dodger biscuit
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
11am-4pm Together In The Terrace Street Party
Organised by Abundance London with the Cookbook Festival team, Turnham Green Terrace will be closed to vehicles as part of a Car Free Day. Lots of free food and activities.
Turnham Green Terrace
11:15am-12:15pm: The Good Stuff – Cooking with Kids
Lucinda Miller – Lucinda is passionately dedicated to promoting children’s health and wellbeing. The first and best step is to educate kids about the importance of the food they eat and then encouraging parents and children to get more of the good stuff inside of them by cooking from scratch and eating together. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall considers her our nation’s first line of food defence. 8+ accompanied by an adult. A workshop – make and take your very own oat bowl mixes.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
12-12:45pm: Time to Eat The Magic Fridge
Jenny Linford is fascinated by the unseen ingredient of time in cookery and the role it plays in developing flavour, from the split-second timing of a caramel or the days required for fermentation. Alex MacKay’s focus is primarily upon showing you ways to save time; the culinary wizard will turn your fridge and freezer into a fresh food larder. To include tasters of Jenny and Alex’s recipes and a glass of wine.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
12.30-1:30m: Vitally Vegan Workshop with Ruth Wood of Crucial Café
Whether you’re a novice vegan or want to expand your repertoire, Ruth Wood, Nutritionist, Founder of Crucial Food and Crucial Cafe at the Hogarth Club, alongside Head Chef Norbert Billson, will show you how to create your own nourishing + delicious plant-based dishes. Ruth will share her favourite easy recipes, as well as discuss the nutritional benefits of each dish. Book early for this hands-on workshop with tasters to take away. Children 8+ must be accompanied by an adult. A workshop – make and take your own vegan main course.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
1:30-2:15pm: Diabetes & Weight Loss
Giancarlo Caldesi was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2012 but as a chef, where do you turn to solve a problem? The kitchen, of course. With the help of a nutritionist, he and Katie Caldesi developed a low-carb diet. Giancarlo not only lost 4 stone but his diabetes is now in remission. The dynamic couple will demonstrate how we can fill up but not fatten up. To include tasters of the recipes and a glass of wine.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
1:45-2:30pm: Sushi Made Simple
Silla Bjerrum, founder of Feng Sushi and Seven Samurai Sushi winner, is as versed in sushi as anyone can be. An experienced teacher, you will be delighted in your new found ability to hand roll in a variety of styles. You will leave with all the basics to roll your own. 8+ accompanied by an adult. A workshop – make and take home your own sushi – all ingredients provided.
Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
3-3:45pm: The Flexible Pescatarian
The celebrated author of The Flexible Vegetarian, Jo Pratt now turns her focus to fish. Whether you’re trying to cut down on your meat intake, eat more healthily or simply love seafood, Jo’s unfussy, tried and tested recipes will help you put more fish on your dish. To include tasters of Jo’s recipes and a glass of wine.
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15
3-3:30pm: Knife Skills Workshop 1 (repeated at 3.30pm)
Hone your Knife Skills with Borough Kitchen. Knives are nothing short of the most fundamental cook’s tool. Get the most out of your knives and beware the danger of a dulled edge! Harness the time-saving, elegance enhancing power of a properly sharpened knife. Age 18 and above.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
3:30-4pm: Knife Skills Workshop 2 (repeated from 3pm)
Hone your Knife Skills with Borough Kitchen. Knives are nothing short of the most fundamental cook’s tool. Get the most out of your knives and beware the danger of a dulled edge! Harness the time-saving, elegance enhancing power of a properly sharpened knife. Age 18 and above.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
4:30-5:15pm: Learn to make Gyoza – Japanese Dumplings
Dazzle with your Japanese dumpling wizardry. Gyoza are one of the most delicate and delicious staples of Japanese menus. Learn to master the precise assembly and correct cooking with Japanese cookery teacher Yuka Caves. 8+ accompanied by an adult. A workshop – make and take home your own gyoza.
TGT Cookbook Marquee, Turnham Green Terrace, £10
4:30-5:15m: Flash in the Pan *** EVENT WITHDRAWN, watch for replacement
Good food fast. TV chef and The Great British Bake Off winner, John Whaite knows that we don’t always have time for slow-cooking. He presents one-pan wonders: straight-forward stunners that deliver flavour at speed. Each of his recipes can be cooked on the stove in no more than 45 minutes. To include tasters of John’s recipes and a glass of wine
St Michael’s Cookbook Marquee, £15