Fiona Sinclair, Author at Oxford Food Symposium

Whoever heard of Vegetable Offal?

Image credit: Sejal Sukhadwala Sejal Sukhadwala introduces us to vegetable offal, Indian style It’s because I’d enjoyed last year’s Symposium so much that I was disappointed to hear that the…

Fiona Sinclair 29 June 2016

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Squirrel Pie at the Symposium

We are delighted to congratulate our former Director, Elisabeth Luard, on two counts: – On her Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guild of Food writers – On the upcoming publication…

Fiona Sinclair 28 June 2016

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Three symposiasts and their work

Image credit Andrew Dalby introduces a new series featuring Symposiasts and their work No other meeting is quite like the Oxford Food Symposium. It’s unique for the varied origins, backgrounds…

Fiona Sinclair 26 June 2016

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Symposiasts at Work: Sally Grainger

Andrew Dalby introduces Symposiast Sally Grainger Image credit: Sally Grainger Sally Grainger began her career as a real hands-on pastry chef. With that background she has now become one of…

Fiona Sinclair 26 June 2016

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Symposiasts at Work: Anthony F. Buccini

Andrew Dalby introduces Symposiast Anthony F. Buccini Image credit: Anthony Buccini Anthony first attended the Symposium in 2005. Since then he has not missed a year. Each year he has…

Fiona Sinclair 26 June 2016

Symposiasts at Work: Ken Albala

Image credit Andrew Dalby introduces Symposiast Ken Albala Ken has been a regular symposiast since 1997. Hear him speak at Oxford and meanwhile visit his blog, Ken Albala’s Food Rant,…

Fiona Sinclair 26 June 2016

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Brain Fritters and Sephardi Offal

Image credit (A 15th-century depiction of shechita and bedikah) The Symposium’s President, Claudia Roden, shares a recipe for brain fritters and considers the place of offal in Sephardic communities. Fritas…

Fiona Sinclair 22 June 2016

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