The First Voyage of Starship V-Symp
Naomi Duguid: Final Report from a Crewmember Each year the Symposium is like a vigorous green garden of aromatic and sometimes spicy conversations and ideas. And this year, magically, even…
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Baking and Filming for the V-Symposium
Symposiast Gerhardus Geldenhuis volunteers his services with the movie-camera and the bread-oven I was filled with excitement when I was asked to film an opening piece for the V-Symposium with…
The Story of Amaro: Foraging for Bitter Greens in Sicily
Symposium Chair Elisabeth Luard introduces one of the evening events at the V-Symp Fabrizia Lanza, owner and director of Anna Tasca Lanza, the world-renowned cooking school and centre of culinary…
V-Symp guest chef David Tanis shares his Oxford Food Symposium Experience
My Oxford Symposium Experiences Thus Far My first Oxford Symposium experience was in 2019. I had long wanted to attend, but the opportunity never arose until last year, when I…
The Stubborn Cuisine of Fogo Island
Symposium Chair, Elisabeth Luard, introduces our Friday evening v-chefs Not all chefs with a barrowful of culinary laurels would consider taking on a challenge such the Fogo Island Inn, brain-child…
Meet V-Symposium Guest Chef Asma Khan
Symposium Chair Elisabeth Luard talks about life, liberty and food with this year’s guest chef Asma Khan Asma Khan is a powerhouse for change in the restaurant world. Radical by…
Cooking for the Symposium
Tim Kelsey, Head Chef at St Catz, talks about the experience of cooking for 250 Symposiasts for the last fourteen years This year, with the Symposium going virtual, lock-down seems…
All about the V-Symposium’s Visit to Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar
Symposium Trustee Gamze İneceli takes us on a journey of the senses to Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar Imagine, if you will, the waters of the Bosphorus at your back. Inhale the…
2020: Our very first V-Symp
Update from our Chair, Elisabeth Luard It’s been a busy time since our Trustees took the decision a month and a half ago that we needed to go virtual. Organising…
Remembering Richard Hosking
From our former Chair, Carolin C. Young, with Patsy Iddison and Helen Saberi It is with great sadness that we inform the community of the Oxford Symposium on Food and…
