The British Food History Podcast

By: Neil Buttery
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  • Welcome to 'The British Food History Podcast': British food in all its (sometimes gory) glory with Dr. Neil Buttery. He'll be looking in depth at all aspects of food with interviews with special guests, recipes, re-enactments, foraging, trying his hand at traditional techniques, and tracking down forgotten recipes and hyper-regional specialities. He'll also be trying to answer the big question: What makes British food, so...British? This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
    Copyright 2024 Neil Buttery
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  • 50 Years of 'English Food' by Jane Grigson with Sam Bilton, Annie Gray, Ivan Day & Jill Norman

    50 Years of 'English Food' by Jane Grigson with Sam Bilton, Annie Gray, Ivan Day & Jill Norman
    Sep 29 2024
    The book English Food by Jane Grigson was published 50 years ago this year. It’s a book that has completely changed my life and I wanted to celebrate it – and there are four excellent guests in today’s slightly longer-than-usual episode: Sam Bilton, Ivan Day, Annie Gray and Jill Norman It is because of Jane and her book that I am doing what I’m doing today – she taught me how to cook, told me about England’s fine and rich food culture and how to reconnect with it.We talk about the unique way Jane’s book was published, Jane’s approach to research and writing, her attention to detail, her friendship with Elizabeth David, favourite recipes, and her frustrations regarding low-quality shepherd’s pie.Find out more about Sam Bilton and her work here.Find out more about Ivan Day and his work here.Find out more about Annie Gray and her work here.Find out more about Jill Norman and her work here.Support the podcast and blogs by becoming, if you can, a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.Things mentioned in today’s episode:Neil’s recent appearances on The Delicious Legacy, The Full English and Gastropod Neil’s recent Daily Express articleTo see Neil’s Country Life articles, please visit the website’s Media pageThe Jane Grigson TrustBooks mentioned in today’s episode:English Food by Jane Grigson Jane Grigson’s Fruit BookGood Things in England by Florence WhiteThe Taste of Britain by Laura Mason & Catherine BrownThe Scots Kitchen by F. Marion McNeillPrevious blog posts pertinent to today’s episode:Read Neil Cooks Grigson...
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  • Coming soon: season 8 of the podcast (& a free Zoom talk!)

    Coming soon: season 8 of the podcast (& a free Zoom talk!)
    Sep 4 2024

    The podcast will return for its 8th season later this month and there are some great episodes coming up for you.

    I’ve got a new book out called Knead to Know a History of Baking is out on the 12 September published by Icon Books

    I will be doing a free Zoom talk at 7pm (UK time) on 10 September. To book your spot, please click this link to the Eventbrite page.


    See you all properly toward the end of the month.


    Neil’s blogs:

    ‘British Food: a History’

    ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’


    Neil’s books:

    Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper

    A Dark History of Sugar


    Don’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. His DMs are open.

    You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory



    This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

    Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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  • Special Postbag Edition #4

    Special Postbag Edition #4
    Jun 8 2024

    It’s the end of season seven, so it is time for the traditional special postbag edition of the podcast. Much is covered: feminist dining tables, 17th-century household books, regional gingerbreads, musk-flavoured sweeties and much more.

    Thanks to everyone who wrote in with a question, comment or query.


    The podcast will return in August.


    Support the podcast and blogs by becoming, if you can, a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here.


    Previous podcast episodes mentioned in today’s episode:

    Spices with Ian Anderson

    Christmas Special 2023: Mince Pies

    The Philosophy of Chocolate with Sam Bilton

    Historical Cookery with Jay Reifel

    Ormskirk Gingerbread with Anouska Lewis

    18th Century Tavern Cooking with Marc Meltonville

    18th Century Dining with Ivan Day

    Recreating 16th Century Beer with Susan Flavin & Marc Meltonville

    Elizabeth Raffald with Alessandra Pino & Neil Buttery

    Food in Gothic Literature with Alessandra Pino

    Traditional Food of Lincolnshire with Rachel Green


    Blog posts mentioned in today’s episode:

    Quick & Easy Puff or Rough Puff Pastry

    What’s in a Name?: Buttery

    #446 Lincolnshire Chine

    #174 Grasmere Gingerbread I

    #244 Grasmere Gingerbread II


    Books mentioned in today’s episode:

    The Accomplish’t Cook by Robert May

    Good Things in England by Florence White

    Food in England by Dorothy Hartley

    Lost Country Practices by Dorothy Hartley


    Other things mentioned in today’s episode:
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Entertaining and informative as always.

Entertaining and informative as always. Looking forward to the next series, can't wait to see what's cooking!

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Fascinating and entertaining

Erudite without being heavy going. Not rambling or long winded. Packed with interesting information from unsung experts, interviewed with Neil’s light touch.

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