Did you miss @serveitforthfest.bsky.social last month? Well, some of the pre-records are available to view on the YouTube channel - including my real-time demo of my accidental signature dish: devilled chicken livers. youtu.be/Zcw3HdhKiDw?...

New Medieval Books: Medieval Iceland www.medievalists.net/2024/11/new-... #books

The next episode of The British Food History Podcast will be the end-of-season postbag edition. Send your material: *any comments/questions/queries regrading previous episodes *food history discoveries *ideas for future episodes/blog posts Deadline: 12 Nov [email protected]

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A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live! Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Just arrived in the post: the two new books in @drkevingeddes.bsky.social Fanny Cradock 'It's all in the Booklet' series'. Colourful Cookery' and 'Fanny Cradock Invites...' Lovely postcards too. I shall be channelling my inner Fanny!

Remember the new season of The British Food History Podcast is now available to listen to on YouTube, including the most recent episode, Welsh Sheep & Cattle with Carwyn Graves. youtu.be/ITSE8Y9b1wQ

ICYMI: A new episode of The British Food History Podcast dropped a few days ago: Welsh Sheep & Cattle with the fantastic Carwyn Graves. Available on all podcast apps. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

Happy Samhain and Halloween to everyone!! And it's time for my annual PSA that women brewing in UK and Ireland were not removed from the beer trade via en masse witchcraft accusations and the modern witch stereotype doesn't come from their garb either

It's time bake that parkin ready for Guy Fawkes Night on Wednesday. DON'T RUIN BONFIRE NIGHT! Recipe here: britishfoodhistory.com/2011/11/04/y...

How do you kill a dragon with pudding? A wee Halloween tale for you from the blog... britishfoodhistory.com/2019/11/09/h...

My book 'Knead to Know: A History of Baking' is now available as an audiobook, narrated by Yours Truly. You can get it at all the usual places: Audible, Spotify etc... It was fun (& slightly surreal) to record it. Listen to a sample here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyi0...

A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live! Welsh Sheep & Cattle with historian & author Carwyn Graves. Carwyn has written a wonderful book called Welsh Food Stories which I highly recommend. It’s available on all podcast apps, inc this one: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

A recent trip to the Upper Wharfdale Folk Museum in Grassington. I see something new each time I go. Lovely dairying equipment and oatmeal barrel!

It's medlar season! For anyone med-curious but don't know where to begin, may I recommend this episode of The British Food History Podcast from a couple of years ago: Medlars with the excellent Jane Steward. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

It is a great book. It arrived yesterday on our shelves at Scheltema booksellers in Amsterdam. Proud to carry this title. athenaeumscheltema.nl/a/sam-bilton...

A massive congratulations to @mrssbilton.bsky.social 'Much Ado About Cooking' is published today. Fantastic book with beautiful illustrations, wonderful photography and - most importantly- delicious food. It's so nice to see Early Modern Food brought up to date in this way!

It's #AppleDay so here's an Apple Hat: britishfoodhistory.com/2020/10/12/a...

Remember, season 9 of The British Food History Podcast is now available to listen to on YouTube - including the latest one: Subversive Feasting in King & Commoner Tales with Mark Truesdale. Enjoy! youtu.be/bq4bTN9YbUY?...

The dust has begun to settle on the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social and what a day it was. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and for your kind words @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I are so glad you enjoyed the day.

And that's a wrap for the inaugural Serve It Forth Food History Festival! A day of food history talks, video recipes and cocktails with some amazing guests and my lovely co-hosts @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social

My current view from my station at the first Serve it Forth Food History Festival. A huge thank you to Tom Parker Bowles who was such a fab first guest!

We have guests to chat about their expert subjects with us, video recipes to be played during the breaks, a video interview with @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social our sponsors, and we'll end with some cocktails! A proper fun day! I'm excited and anxious! Eek!

It might sound strange as a concept to have a food history festival online! But this being our first time and all living in different places across the UK it made sense. Plus ppl can join from all over the world. And attendees can watch the talks they've missed later at their own leisure!

"Serve It Forth" is happening tomorrow from 10:30! A little independent, online Food History Festival that is organised by four foodies and historians! Me, @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @alessandrapino.bsky.social doing our first event together, hope everyone enjoys the talks!

The first Serve it Forth Food History Festival is TOMORROW! Not got your ticket yet? Book via Eventbrite and use the offer code SERVE25 at checkout to get 25% off. (Recordings are available after the event if you miss bits or want to watch again!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/serve-it-f...

There's a new podcast episode: Subversive Feasting in Medieval King and Commoner Tales with Mark Truesdale A fascinating dive into the food, politics & social history of the Middle Ages told via illicit dinners! Oh, and a certain chap called Robin Hood. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

There is but THREE DAYS until the first ever @serveitforthfest.bsky.social which is online and on 18 October. We're all getting excited about it. I do hope you can make it. Here's the link for tickets. Use the code SERVE25 at the checkout to get 25% off! www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...

Spotted some lovely fungi on a very short walk yesterday. Never seen slime mould on grass before but there were a few patches of it... #fungi #mushrooms #toadstools

Out now! A brand new episode of The British Food History Podcast: Subversive Feasting in Medieval King & Commoner Tales with Mark Truesdale. This was such a fun and enlightening chat. I hope you enjoy listening to it. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

FOUR DAYS NOW!

The correct way to treat a pumpkin this time of year... 🎃

FIVE DAYS until the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social on 18 October via Zoom. We're all getting excited behind the scenes at SIF Towers. Have you got your ticket? Get 25% off with offercode SERVE25. Everything you need to know here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info

With the most awesome people, @mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social britishfoodhistory.com/2025/10/11/s...

There are just 6 days to go until the 1st @serveitforthfest.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to my session kicking things off with guest Tom Parker Bowles ! Don't forget to use SERVE25 at checkout to get 25% off ticket price. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/serve-it-f...

Join us in four weeks, on the 8th November at Sussex University, for a day of talks from leading archaeologists and historians on the origins of the Kingdom of the South Saxons. 1/4 sussexpast.co.uk/event/the-su...

Read all about it!! One week to go until the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social !! Look inside this shortest of short blog posts to find the offer code to save 25% at checkout: britishfoodhistory.com/2025/10/11/s...

Don't forget to use offer code SERVE25 at checkout to save 25%!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1490885802...

Nearly 3000 years ago, a fire burned the settlement at Must Farm nr Peterborough to the ground. Burning + fenland conditions meant even items like food - normally lost to history - were preserved. Every aspect of this episode is fascinating: share.google/qR7PDIy7D0eI... @neilbuttery.bsky.social

Neil Buttery ( @neilbuttery.bsky.social ) does an excellent podcast on British Food History. Here's a link to the fascinating episode on tripe. Obviously other podcast links are available open.spotify.com/episode/6WXb...

Remember, The British Food History Podcast, is now available to listen to on YouTube, including the most recent one, Housekeepers & Butlers with Peter Brears. youtu.be/mLMa7d4PwsE?...

ICYMI a new podcast episode dropped: Housekeepers & Butlers with food historian Peter Brears. It was great fun talking about this with him...his knowledge is unsurpassed! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

ICYMI: I cooked one of the few remaining recipes from Jane Grigson's 'English Food' for the Neil Cooks Grigson blog... #447 Roast Saddle of Lamb. neilcooksgrigson.com/2025/09/30/4...

Two week till this! Book yer tickets! It's online so you can watch from wherever you are in the world! www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f... #foodhistory #foodfestival #historyoffood With @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social @neilbuttery.bsky.social

Thinking, as I post these hedgerow berries, of Diane Purkiss' excellent chapter on foraging in her book 'English Food, a people's history' which she discusses in this interview with @neilbuttery.bsky.social: share.google/HGx5VGPcM7Vb... #WildFlowerHour

NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT! Housekeepers & Butlers with Peter Brears, food historian & consultant to @nationaltrust.org.uk & @englishheritage.bsky.social What a treat it was to speak to him face-to-face on this topic! Available on all podcast platforms: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

The fabulous Fruitpig are sponsoring the current season of The British Food History Podcast! Their puddings are the breakfast of champions 🏆 Find out more about them & see more about their special offer to listeners here: britishfoodhistory.com/2025/07/09/s...

All of us at Serve it Forth Food History Festival are so happy that the fantastic @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social are sponsoring the first fest! Netherton Foundry are unique to the UK and all 4 of us love their cookware. Here's a sneak peek of our interview with them...

Hello! FYI Knead to Know: A History of Baking is now available as an audiobook narrated by some bloke called Neil Buttery. Available on Spotify, Amazon Kindle etc. Listen to a sample here: youtu.be/5axUgRfMLNY?...