It’s publication day!

Much Ado About Cooking is finally here!

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In this instalment of the food & Shakespeare mini series I explore how food (or lack of it) is used to punish characters with Professor Sheila T Cavanagh.

We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify women’s behaviour. Link in bio.

Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeare’s day?

In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.

Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.

Link to this episode is in the bio.

We’re revealing the ‘courses’ for the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social in reverse order. Here’s what I have planned.

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@serveitforthfest.bsky.social is a new online food history festival happening on Saturday 18 October 2025. Early bird tickets are now on sale with 25% off.

Be there or be square!

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#foodhistory

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Great potluck lunch at the Leeds Food Symposium (in York) yesterday. This is just the dessert table (gingerbread galore)

Fantastic line up of speakers too for the Food in Literature theme.