This year’s Bath Literature Festival (27th February-7th March) presents a veritable larder of goodies for self-confessed foodies of all persuasions. For starters, Bath cookery school ‘Are We Cooking Yet?’ will be presenting two interactive cookery workshops, suitable for all ages and skill levels. Choose from either the British Cooking workshop on Saturday February 27th or the fascinating Tudor-themed event the following day – or indeed, pig out at both!
Also on Sunday 28th February, Jonathan Safran-Foer – perhaps better known for his award-winning novels ‘Everything Is Illuminated’ and ‘Incredibly Loud and Incredibly Close’ than his knowledgeable passion for ethical food production – will be discussing his latest book ‘Eating Animals’ which explores the gut-wrenching truth about the price paid by the environment, the government, the Third World and the animals themselves in order to put meat on our tables more quickly and conveniently than ever before. Beefy stuff indeed!
On Monday 1st February, listen to cook/gardener/food writer Sarah Raven in conversation with Prospect Magazine’s Hilly Janes; expect the chat to concentrate on tasty herbs and homegrown vegetables, including plenty of tips and recipes. Or, if green fingers ain’t your thing, acclaimed food writer Tamasin (Telegraph, Vanity Fair, Vogue) Day-Lewis will be telling Bath Literature Festival Artistic Director James Runcie all about her recession-friendly new book ‘Supper for a Song’. Also on the same happy Monday, the Prospect Debate will explore the subject of ‘Is Food Too Cheap’?, questioning how much we really know about the true cost of food and the moral implications of Fairtrade goods and locally sourced produce. Writer Alex Renton will chair the debate, and present issues raised by the audience about the price, quality and future of British food directly to Alexia Robinson of British Food Fortnight and a representative of one of the major supermarkets
Event times, prices and locations vary; visit the website for further details.
Monday, January 25th, 2010
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