Eat Slow celebrates food grown and prepared with love and consumed at leisure. The restaurants are chosen for their owners’ commitment to supporting local producers, to sourcing food grown without chemicals and to creating a convivial space for diners to enjoy it. Discover menus lovingly composed from local larders, the freshest ingredients worked up into [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Liz Wright
Tuesday 29th June 2010 – 7.30pm
Liz Wright’s Book of Self Sufficiency offers an informed and inspiring guide to an increasingly popular lifestyle.
Lunch with Simon Callow
Tuesday 29th June 2010 – 1.15pm
My Life in Pieces is Simon Callow’s new autobiography – a sideways look at the life and career of one of the most recognisable and respected actors, writers and broadcasters of today.
Peter James Bowman
Thursday 24th June 2010 – 8.00pm
The name of Hermann von Puckler-Muskau (1785-1871) may not be too familiar today but, as historian James Bowman reveals in The Fortune Hunter, this impoverished German prince’s life offers a fascinating glimpse into the glittering world of Regency England. Searching for a rich English wife, Puckler’s visit to these shores brought him into contact with [...]
Dorothy Rowe
Wednesday 23rd June 2010 – 8.00pm
Why Do We Lie? This world renowned psychologist and writer answers this question, and looks at the impact of lying on the world.
Blake Morrison
Thursday 17th June 2010 – 8.00pm
Join author, poet, critic, journalist and librettist Blake Morrison as he reads from and discusses his new novel, The Last Weekend. The Last Weekend is a deftly crafted page-turner, where nothing can be taken for granted. It offers a dark, haunting tale of friendship, sexual passion and jealousy – and confirms Blake Morrison’s reputation as [...]
Keith Strickland
Wednesday 16th June 2010 – 8.00pm
Join local author Keith Strickland on a journey exploring the railways of the world through magnificent photographs.
Jonathan Coe
Thursday 10th June 2010 – 7.30pm
One of the most admired British novelists of his generation, with a particularly enthusiastic following in Europe, Jonathan Coe brings his sharp but sympathetic eye to bear upon the foibles of modern life in his eagerly awaited new novel, The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim. A tragi-comic road trip round these islands, involving an all [...]
Tana Ramsay
Thursday 10th June 2010 – 2.30pm
Beautifully illustrated throughout with 200 colour photographs, Tana’s Kitchen Secrets is the perfect companion for novice and more experienced cooks alike and is ideally suited to building confidence in the kitchen and bringing out the cook in you. Join Tana for a chat over tea and cake for the launch of her new cookbook – [...]
Supper with Hugh and Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
Wednesday 9th June 2010 – 8.00pm
We are delighted to welcome the Fearnley-Whittingstall family for a wonderful evening of supper and conversation.
