Join us for an evening with bestselling food writer Dianna Henry as she talks about her new book Around the Table, featuring essays on places, people and food, handpicked from over two decades of her much-loved cookbooks.
For Diana Henry’s many fans, her evocative writing about places, people and food brings just as much pleasure as her delicious recipes.
From the bustling Turkish groceries of the Edgware Road to the kitchen table of a cottage in rural France, a trattoria tucked away in the suburbs of Rome to the chilly Vermont countryside famed for its maple syrup, Diana Henry has followed her tastebuds around the world.
In this collection, Diana’s writing brings ingredients to life on the page. Tuck into salty and sweet, buttery and inky purple and black olives. Blood-red threads of saffron that turn whole platters of food into gold, bleeding yolk-yellow streaks over creamy chicken and milky white yogurt. Mouth-puckeringly citrusy, easy to peel and almost seedless Valencia oranges. The simple pleasure of a warming slice of toast.
This vivid and nourishing collection of essays on the joys of good food is an utter delight for the senses. Foodies – this is the evnt for you!
‘Diana Henry’s food writing is a gift…I so loved reading this book. It is poignant, funny, and just plain great.’ Stanley Tucci
‘Lyrical…radiant…timeless. A dazzling collection.’ Nigel Slater
‘Diana Henry is thrillingly alive to both the poetry and the practicalities of food, and reading her is a nourishing, resonant pleasure in itself.’ Nigella Lawson
Diana Henry
Diana Henry is one of the UK’s best-loved food writers with sales of more than one million copies worldwide. She has regular columns in the Sunday Telegraph and Waitrose Weekend, her work has appeared in BBC Good Food, House & Garden, delicious. and beyond, and her broadcast appearances include BBC Radio 4. Diana has won numerous awards for her journalism and books, including Cookery Journalist of the Year and Cookbook of the Year from the Guild of Food Writers; Cookery Writer of the Year and Cookery Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards; Food Book of the Year at the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Awards; and a James Beard award.
Tickets: £12 without book (admits one, redeemable against a signed copy of Around the Table) or £22 (admits one, includes signed copy of Around the Table)