Symposiasts at work: Pelin Dumanlı
Andrew Dalby introduces Symposiast Pelin Dumanlı All images: Pelin Dumanlı Pelin reached Oxford in 2016… at last. She first proposed a paper back in 2012 (‘pushing her luck’, as she…
Category: 2016: Offal
Kokoretsi and other Greek Easter Delicacies
Symposiast Aglaia Kremezi on the most sought after Greek Easter delicacy The mass slaughtering of Easter lamb reaches its peak the week before Greek Easter and not just vegetarians but…
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…
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…
Spotlight on a Sponsor: Food and Wines from Spain
We are delighted to introduce María José Sevilla of Food and Wines from Spain, a loyal sponsor of the Oxford Symposium over many years. Please tell us a bit about…
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…
Spotlight on a Sponsor: Borough Market
We are delighted to introduce Borough Market who are co-sponsoring the Saturday lunch at the Symposium with the Oxford Food Bank. In this post David Matchett, the Market Development Manager,…
Spotlight on a Sponsor: Oxford Food Bank
We are delighted to introduce the Oxford Food Bank who are co-sponsoring the Saturday lunch at the Symposium with Borough Market. Please tell us a bit about yourself, your background…
Hippophagie and the nutritional benefits of horsemeat
Image credit David Sutton, the Symposium’s Treasurer, investigates the increase in the consumption of horsemeat in 1890s France The nineteenth-century campaigners who advocated increased consumption of horse-meat, especially in France,…
The Offal Bore
Paul Levy, the Symposium’s former Chair, considers the lonely life of the offal enthusiast The offal bore knows that in London, Bellamy’s in Earl’s Court Road have the best brains,…
