Dr Neil Buttery
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
Award-winning* author, podcaster & cook of British food from the past.
*Guild Food Writers Awards: 2023 Best First Book (A Dark History of Sugar); 2024 Best Food Book (Before Mrs Beeton)
*Guild Food Writers Awards: 2023 Best First Book (A Dark History of Sugar); 2024 Best Food Book (Before Mrs Beeton)
Pinned
A snippet of my appearance on @skynewsrss.bsky.social talking about the history of mince pies for #mincepieday with chef Mark Richmond of Morrisons
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
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I can highly recommend Dr B's 'The Philosophy of Puddings', which I read and thoroughly enjoyed earlier this year.
The other three titles are still on my wishlist, but I'm sure they're equally entertaining, informative and eye-opening.
The other three titles are still on my wishlist, but I'm sure they're equally entertaining, informative and eye-opening.
Morning all!
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I can highly recommend Dr B's 'The Philosophy of Puddings', which I read and thoroughly enjoyed earlier this year.
The other three titles are still on my wishlist, but I'm sure they're equally entertaining, informative and eye-opening.
The other three titles are still on my wishlist, but I'm sure they're equally entertaining, informative and eye-opening.
This is the mince pie for the aficionado! A sweet mincemeat pie with lashings of lamb. Of all that I have tried, its my favourite mincemeat.
Don't knock it til you've tried it!
#mincepieday #mincepie #mincemeat #christmasfood #westmorland
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Don't knock it til you've tried it!
#mincepieday #mincepie #mincemeat #christmasfood #westmorland
britishfoodhistory.com/2023/12/20/w...
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is the mince pie for the aficionado! A sweet mincemeat pie with lashings of lamb. Of all that I have tried, its my favourite mincemeat.
Don't knock it til you've tried it!
#mincepieday #mincepie #mincemeat #christmasfood #westmorland
britishfoodhistory.com/2023/12/20/w...
Don't knock it til you've tried it!
#mincepieday #mincepie #mincemeat #christmasfood #westmorland
britishfoodhistory.com/2023/12/20/w...
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Postcard from my collection, sent 1912.
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Postcard from my collection, sent 1912.
Reposted by Dr Neil Buttery
Reposted by Dr Neil Buttery
A snippet of my appearance on @skynewsrss.bsky.social talking about the history of mince pies for #mincepieday with chef Mark Richmond of Morrisons
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A snippet of my appearance on @skynewsrss.bsky.social talking about the history of mince pies for #mincepieday with chef Mark Richmond of Morrisons
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
It was such good fun. I'll upload the full clip soon!
Morning all!
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Morning all!
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
FYI: all of my books are in stock if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
Every day should be mince pie day in my opinion. I love them, especially when the mincemeat is homemade AND meaty. Here's my podcast Christmas special from 2023 all about them.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Christmas Special 2023: Mince Pies
Podcast Episode · The British Food History Podcast · 20/12/2023 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every day should be mince pie day in my opinion. I love them, especially when the mincemeat is homemade AND meaty. Here's my podcast Christmas special from 2023 all about them.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!!
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Friends!! Join me Dec 7th from 4pm at @lmulligangrocer for PORTER WARS- book talk and beer tasting!!
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
We will be launching my collaboration brew with @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social & @troublebrewing.ie - two porters inspired by my chapter Porter Wars from Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland
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I've made this recipe and they are delicious. Beautifully crunchy on the outside with a pillowy softness on the inside.
Mess up the roast potatoes on Christmas Day at your peril!
My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
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My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
britishfoodhistory.com/2024/12/16/m...
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I've made this recipe and they are delicious. Beautifully crunchy on the outside with a pillowy softness on the inside.
Mess up the roast potatoes on Christmas Day at your peril!
My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
britishfoodhistory.com/2024/12/16/m...
My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
britishfoodhistory.com/2024/12/16/m...
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Mess up the roast potatoes on Christmas Day at your peril!
My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
britishfoodhistory.com/2024/12/16/m...
My advice is to get in a couple of practices before the big day. This is my foolproof method for super crunchy, super soft roasties. Good for any time of year, of course xx
britishfoodhistory.com/2024/12/16/m...
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's going to be great fun! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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's going to be great fun! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
We're speeding towards Midwinter and it's already very chilly and miz. Here's a recipe from the blog archives to warm your cockles: Scáiltín, a hot, honeyed, milky whiskey drink from Ireland. It might be the best of the hot boozy drinks!
britishfoodhistory.com/2020/12/24/s...
britishfoodhistory.com/2020/12/24/s...
Scáiltín (hot Irish milk punch)
Merry Christmas readers! It’s time for my annual Yuletide boozy drink recipe. This year Christmas is a very different one, of course, scaled back so much many of us are spending it on our own of th…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We're speeding towards Midwinter and it's already very chilly and miz. Here's a recipe from the blog archives to warm your cockles: Scáiltín, a hot, honeyed, milky whiskey drink from Ireland. It might be the best of the hot boozy drinks!
britishfoodhistory.com/2020/12/24/s...
britishfoodhistory.com/2020/12/24/s...
I have all 4 of my books in stock if anyone would like to purchase signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have all 4 of my books in stock if anyone would like to purchase signed copies for Christmas gifts this year.
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
A Dark History of Sugar (25% off) £15
Before Mrs Beeton £20
Knead to Know £12.99
The Philosophy of Puddings £10
+postage
DM or email neil@britishfoodhistory.com
Xxx
I took part in a TV programme on Channel 5 tonight: Royal Births, Marriages & Deaths. It's going to be on every week. Not sure which episodes I'm in but I *think* I might be in tonight's. It's on at 8.05pm if you fancy it. x
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November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I took part in a TV programme on Channel 5 tonight: Royal Births, Marriages & Deaths. It's going to be on every week. Not sure which episodes I'm in but I *think* I might be in tonight's. It's on at 8.05pm if you fancy it. x
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Another treat for my £3 subscribers: a recipe I have been working on for white pudding ice cream based on Gervase Markham's white pudding recipe. It's oaty, sweet and nicely spiced!
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White Pudding Ice Cream
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November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Another treat for my £3 subscribers: a recipe I have been working on for white pudding ice cream based on Gervase Markham's white pudding recipe. It's oaty, sweet and nicely spiced!
britishfoodhistory.com/2025/11/27/w...
britishfoodhistory.com/2025/11/27/w...
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I'm going to be looking at the food represented in Charles Dickens' Christmas stories for the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Xmas spesh. There'll be - of course - A Christmas Carol but there'll be other, weirder tales too!
11 Dec & online. Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
11 Dec & online. Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm going to be looking at the food represented in Charles Dickens' Christmas stories for the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Xmas spesh. There'll be - of course - A Christmas Carol but there'll be other, weirder tales too!
11 Dec & online. Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
11 Dec & online. Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Spotted in the Deansgate branch of @waterstones.bsky.social today: The Philosophy of Puddings by Yours Truly & Much Ado About Cooking by @mrssbilton.bsky.social !
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Spotted in the Deansgate branch of @waterstones.bsky.social today: The Philosophy of Puddings by Yours Truly & Much Ado About Cooking by @mrssbilton.bsky.social !
Whoa!
Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper is half RRP on Amazon at the moment.
Bargain.
And cheaper than I can buy from the publisher. I should stock up!
Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper is half RRP on Amazon at the moment.
Bargain.
And cheaper than I can buy from the publisher. I should stock up!
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Whoa!
Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper is half RRP on Amazon at the moment.
Bargain.
And cheaper than I can buy from the publisher. I should stock up!
Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper is half RRP on Amazon at the moment.
Bargain.
And cheaper than I can buy from the publisher. I should stock up!
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BREAKING: It is with profound regret that the BBC announces its political editor Chris Mason has wanked himself into a coma
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING: It is with profound regret that the BBC announces its political editor Chris Mason has wanked himself into a coma
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Kendal woman recreated from her 900-year-old skull is named Agnes after public vote. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kendal woman reconstructed from 900-year-old remains named
The woman, whose skull was found in Kendal, is named Agnes after a public vote.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Kendal woman recreated from her 900-year-old skull is named Agnes after public vote. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Who's coming to see us?
We can't imagine a better way of getting into the Christmas spirit than a makers’ market with the fabulous @Honey & Co. We're giddy with excitement at being invited to take part & can't wait to see everyone coming to the Bloomsbury studio this weekend.
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www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/HONEY-and-CO...
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Who's coming to see us?
Hello there, my monthly subscribers!
A bonus episode has just appeared on The SECRET British Food History Podcast – my conversation with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles, which was recorded live at the Serve it Forth Food History Festival on 18 October.
Enjoy!
A bonus episode has just appeared on The SECRET British Food History Podcast – my conversation with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles, which was recorded live at the Serve it Forth Food History Festival on 18 October.
Enjoy!
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Hello there, my monthly subscribers!
A bonus episode has just appeared on The SECRET British Food History Podcast – my conversation with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles, which was recorded live at the Serve it Forth Food History Festival on 18 October.
Enjoy!
A bonus episode has just appeared on The SECRET British Food History Podcast – my conversation with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles, which was recorded live at the Serve it Forth Food History Festival on 18 October.
Enjoy!
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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
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special called 'A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny'.
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special called 'A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny'.
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...
It's on 11 Dec & it's online.
Tickets are £5 + booking fee & are available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-christma...