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The history of food in 100 recipes
Speaker: William Sitwell

William SitwellWilliam Sitwell, image credit Simon Brown
  • Friday 28 June 2013, 6.30PM
  • Free admission
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  • Ron Cooke Hub, University of York (See locations page)

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One of Britain’s best food writers, and editor of the award-winning Waitrose Kitchen magazine, William Sitwell, celebrates the great dishes, culinary techniques and chefs over the centuries. His journey takes him from the earliest bread recipe in Ancient Egypt, through the greatest party planner of the Middle Ages and on to the history of the roast dinner.

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