Me and @mrssbilton.bsky.social talking about food and Shakespeare, now on YouTube!
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Me and @mrssbilton.bsky.social talking about food and Shakespeare, now on YouTube!
Join us here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jouO...
In episode 7 I explore the remarkable life of Eliza James, in time for International Women’s Day 8 March
Despite many challenges she rose to become one of the most successful business women London had ever seen earning her the title of The Watercress Queen.
Episode available now - link in bio.
Bacon & watercress sandwich
Top tip from Tom Amery of The Watercress Co who features in a forthcoming episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast
What’s you r favourite way to eat watercress?
#watercress
#baconsandwich
#comfortablyhungrypodcast
#mrsbilton
#breakfast
It’s beginning to smell a lot like chocolate on this Valentine’s Day!
I’m delighted to announce that my series of lectures for the great courses on the History of Chocolate are available now on Audible!
#audible
#greatcourses
#chocolate
#foodhistory
@pastpreservers.bsky.social
The latest episode of the podcast explores the history of bog butter found in Ireland’s peat bogs. Some of these finds date back to the Bronze Age!
Image courtesy of The National Museum of Ireland.
Looks wonderful!
I'm afraid not - just a case of winging it in the kitchen!
You're welcome - it's such a fascinating book!
Thanks to @mrssbilton.bsky.social for inviting me to chat about my book on the Comfortably Hungry podcast comfortablyhungry.substack.com/p/s4e5-in-th...
On this Burns Night can I tempt you with a bowl of neeps & tatties soup with crispy haggis? Perhaps with a wedge of cheese & onion soda bread (more to follow on that in a future substack).
I added a touch of fresh ginger to this soup which gives it a pleasing warmth.
#burnsnight
Steamed Coconut & Lime Marmalade Pudding
I’m a bit of a sucker for a steamed pudding in the winter months, aren’t you?
Last week’s podcast episode featuring the Lime Run on the Grand Union Canal inspired this recipe for the lovely paid subscribers to the Comfortably Hungry podcast.
Link in bio
Do you enjoy it?!
Why do certain nationalities have close associations with certain foods? And what does this tell us about early modern English attitudes to foreigners?
Listen to this & much more, in my fascinating interview with @mrssbilton.bsky.social about food & Shakespeare!
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🧀✨ Serve It Forth – Christmas Bonus Episode TOMORROW! ✨🧀
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Come along for this special Serve It Forth Christmas Bonus Edition on
📅 11 December
⏰ 7:00–8:45pm GMT
with @neilbuttery.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social
The latest episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast is out now where I explore the history of ‘taking the waters’ and healing wells.
This Thursday is the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special with:
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@mrssbilton.bsky.social
& me!
7pm - be there or be taken away by greedy goblins!
Tickets are £5 plus booking fee. Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
I recently consulted @kitchenwitchjb to find what cheese could tell me about my past, present and future. It was a truly fascinating experience.
Find out how @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I got on at the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social at A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny. Link in bio!
Come to the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special where @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social and I will be delving into the dark side of Christmas food.
It's at 7pm on 11 December. Book here:
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What are you serving with your Christmas pudding?
Here’s a suggestion for you.
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social , @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me on 11 Dec for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas Special, looking at the dark side of Christmas food. I'll be focusing on the Xmas stories of Charles Dickens.
It's going to be great fun! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
It is! 😉
Thank you for sharing.
I’ve created a couple of wild rice recipes for my paid subscribers.
First up is a wild rice & roasted squash salad with dried cranberries & pecans which mirror the nuttiness of the rice.
Then there’s a wild rice pudding inspired by an 1854 recipe by Catharine Parr Traill.
Do you like a spooky story at Christmas time? If so join me, @neilbuttery.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social at the next @serveitforthfest.bsky.social event for a Christmas Feast of the Uncanny on 11 December 2025
Let there be light!
Once you’ve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambé it!
If you didn’t make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Missed Stir Up Sunday? Never fear! I've made a short video (with recipe) on how to make a traditional plum pudding for Christmas. You can find it now on my NEW YouTube channel youtu.be/R4u3IREbWLw
✨ Dark Feasts: The Sinister Side of Festive Dining ✨
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... 🖤
A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live!
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
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In this week’s podcast episode I look at some of the less well known foods mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays namely sack, medlars and Banbury cheese.
Joining me are Victoria González-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
@mrssbilton.bsky.social’s ‘Much ado about cooking’ publication is taking centre stage in my collection of #Shakespeare related #cookery and #food #books! Love it!
