Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes with Tom Parker Bowles
Friday 8th November
Pilrig St. Paul's Church, 1B Pilrig St, Edinburgh EH6 5AH
7pm
7.30pm
Blending history, monarchy, and gastronomy, Tom Parker Bowles' Cooking and the Crown guides the reader on an adventure across royal culinary history. Come along for this glorious evening and explore with us 200 years of British royal food, sprinkled with anecdotes, delectable tidbits, and nuggets of history.
Cooking and the Crown: Royal recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III
From breakfasts, picnic lunches and dinners, to coronations and state banquets, Cooking and the Crown showcases an abundance of beloved royal recipes for all seasons and occasions. Sophisticated creations feature alongside dishes of surprising simplicity, combining historical insights with modern tastes.
Each chapter is accompanied by fascinating tales of royal kitchens, chefs and culinary traditions. Weaving together material from the royal archives, contemporary accounts and personal insight, Tom Parker Bowles paints a vivid picture of royal tastes and traditions, as far back as Victorian times.
About Tom Parker Bowles
Tom Parker Bowles has been an award-winning food writer for over 20 years, is the author of eight books on food (including the bestselling Fortnum & Mason cookbooks) and is the restaurant critic for The Mail on Sunday. He is also a contributing editor for Esquire, Country Life and Conde Nast Traveller, plus a regular judge on the BBC's Masterchef. Tom is a godson of King Charles III, and his mother, Camilla, is Queen.