A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
π§β¨ Serve It Forth β Christmas Bonus Episode TOMORROW! β¨π§
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11 December
β° 7:00β8:45pm GMT
with @neilbuttery.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social
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The latest episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast is out now where I explore the history of βtaking the watersβ and healing wells.
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This Thursday is the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special with:
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@mrssbilton.bsky.social
& me!
7pm - be there or be taken away by greedy goblins!
Tickets are Β£5 plus booking fee. Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
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I recently consulted @kitchenwitchjb to find what cheese could tell me about my past, present and future. It was a truly fascinating experience.
Find out how @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I got on at the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social at A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny. Link in bio!
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Come to the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas special where @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social and I will be delving into the dark side of Christmas food.
It's at 7pm on 11 December. Book here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
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What are you serving with your Christmas pudding?
Hereβs a suggestion for you.
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Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social , @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me on 11 Dec for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social Christmas Special, looking at the dark side of Christmas food. I'll be focusing on the Xmas stories of Charles Dickens.
It's going to be great fun! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
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It is! π
Thank you for sharing.
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Iβve created a couple of wild rice recipes for my paid subscribers.
First up is a wild rice & roasted squash salad with dried cranberries & pecans which mirror the nuttiness of the rice.
Then thereβs a wild rice pudding inspired by an 1854 recipe by Catharine Parr Traill.
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Do you like a spooky story at Christmas time? If so join me, @neilbuttery.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social at the next @serveitforthfest.bsky.social event for a Christmas Feast of the Uncanny on 11 December 2025
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Let there be light!
Once youβve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambΓ© it!
If you didnβt make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
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A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are Β£5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
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YouTube video by Comfortably Hungry Podcast with Sam Bilton
Stir Up Sunday - How to make a traditional Christmas pudding
Missed Stir Up Sunday? Never fear! I've made a short video (with recipe) on how to make a traditional plum pudding for Christmas. You can find it now on my NEW YouTube channel youtu.be/R4u3IREbWLw
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β¨ Dark Feasts: The Sinister Side of Festive Dining β¨
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... π€
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Shakespearean Food & Drink with Sam Bilton
Podcast Episode Β· The British Food History Podcast Β· 05/11/2025 Β· 42m
A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live!
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Samβs beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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In this weekβs podcast episode I look at some of the less well known foods mentioned in Shakespeareβs plays namely sack, medlars and Banbury cheese.
Joining me are Victoria GonzΓ‘lez-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
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@mrssbilton.bsky.socialβs βMuch ado about cookingβ publication is taking centre stage in my collection of #Shakespeare related #cookery and #food #books! Love it!
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A confectioner remakes his dead wife in sugar, perfect and edible, then serves her to others. Obsession never tasted so horrific.
π¬ #AScareADay #SweetSubtleties
@romgothsam.bsky.social #LisaLHannett
Listen to it here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_12b/
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Thank you!
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Itβs publication day!
Much Ado About Cooking is finally here!
#muchadoaboutcooking
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A carafe with a wine cocktail from inspired from ancient Greece and a cocktail glass in the front.
A screenshot with the four of us cracking open our cocktails!
Sam Bilton's sherry based cocktail with a prune
A screenshot of my face during my talk about the famous chefs of the ancient world!
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
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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.
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In this instalment of the food & Shakespeare mini series I explore how food (or lack of it) is used to punish characters with Professor Sheila T Cavanagh.
We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify womenβs behaviour. Link in bio.
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Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025
Join us for Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025 for a fantastic day of discussion, chat and learning about food history and traditions
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
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Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeareβs day?
In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.
Donβt forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.
Link to this episode is in the bio.
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YouTube video by Serve It Forth
Serve It Forth - Fourth Course: Gourmand or Glutton? Feeding Falstaff #foodhistory #serveitforth
Serve it Forth Food Festival, course no4:
With @mrssbilton.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWh...
#foodhistory #food #festival
#history #tudor #Shakespeare #falstaff #serveitforth #eventbrite #ticketsavailable
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Coconut scones
Coconut scones, split
Coconut scones with courgette & lime marmalade
Coconut scones with courgette & lime marmalade βcos thereβs always time for tea!
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Home | My Site
It's a month & a day until the Serve it Forth Food History Festival, sponsored by @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social & @steenbergs.bsky.social
It's online & tickets are Β£16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!
More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
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Serve it Forth: A Day in Life of Food Historians
In case you've missed it, I have a new episode, about the Serve It Forth Food history fest. Four food historians!
@mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social
joined me to chat about food disasters, myths & our origin stories!
open.spotify.com/episode/7mpz...
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Get your early bird tickets using the link below!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1490885802...
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Beer Historian/Archaeologist| Author: FILTHY QUEENS: A HISTORY OF BEER IN IRELAND, and THE DEVIL'S IN THE DRAUGHT LINES | Cohost @beerladiespod| Pres. @beerladiesIRE | BJCP certified Beer judge
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Archaeologist (Mesopotamia, Cyprus, beer), author (In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia)
We are an audio post-production studio based in Guildford, London and Brighton. Credits - Two Point Studios, Tavern Keeper, Hellboy Web of Wyrd, Gloomhaven, The Sexy Brutale, West of Dead and more!
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Serve It Forth is a new festival devoted to food & drink history curated by Alessandra Pino, Thom Ntinas, Sam Bilton & Neil Buttery π½οΈ https://linktr.ee/serveitforthfest
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Writer and historian looking into the history of our best seaside hotels.Now focussing on the Royal hotels of Yorkshire
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Once upon a time I use to cook professionally. Now I cook for my family & friends. I post about food and cooking because eating and sharing meals brings people together.
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