Everyone who attended recent Kitchen Tables will already be aware that we are now recording the live discussions, and that they are available to all those who bought tickets, whether they attended the event event or not,…
This time of the year deserves a rest from the present. Talking of Rules and Rituals as practised in the past, none more useful that those laid down by Rev…
What follows is a digest of the enthusiastic chatline on the perils and pleasures of what may (or may not) get lost in translation. Invited guests Maureen Fant, Anthony Buccini and Ken Albala…
At the Kitchen Table on January 18th, Jennifer McLagan (Bitter, Blood, and Odd Bits), and Naomi Duguid, (The Miracle of Salt) explored the effect of bitter and salt on the palate. What follows is a rough…
Rituals and rules for celebrations, particularly those that mark the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, was (loosely) the subject of our Kitchen Table on Thursday December 15, 2022. A pot-luck…
…from your friendly neighbourhood blog-hosts, Chair (retired) Elisabeth Luard and Trustee (Meals Co-ordinator) Gamze Ineceli (and btw – please do let us have suggestions/volunteerings for posts). As the year turns,…
From Fire and Forks to Future Food was the subject of an OFS Kitchen Table held on Wed 16th November. Hosted by Trustee Priya Mani with guests Rachel Laudan, Ben…
By way of an introduction to our pot-luck Kitchen Table on December 15, Elisabeth Luard remembers three of her own Christmases past: Upsidedown Christmas in Uruguay Fireflies in mimosa trees,…
An important element in the Oxford Food Symposium’s on-line presence (we started in earnest in July 2020 – no need to explain why) are the regular Wikipedia training sessions run…
What follows is an edited chatline from October 19th’s Kitchen Table on the reality behind choosing a career in the professional kitchen. If cheffing needs to be more than cooking,…
