Festive Evening: How to Butter Toast with Tara Wigley

Rhymes in a book that help you to cook! This is our special Christmas evening featuring a talk & demo by Tara Wigley.

As the in-house writer of Team Ottolenghi over the last decade Tara Wigley has co-written eight major books, including million-selling Ottolenghi Simple and Falastin. In addition to these, she writes the weekly Ottolenghi Guardian column and the monthly column in the New York Times.

Please note, this is an informal event: it's not seated & free to attend. The bookshop will be open during the evening.

How to Butter Toast is the antidote to cookbook-overload; it is a recipe book without any recipes. In this collection of fun and entertaining rhymes, Ottolenghi co-writer Tara Wigley makes cooking with ease a cinch for cooks of all levels. Perfect your roasts, bakes, sauces and cocktails with this gorgeous gift book. The rhymes provide reassuring – and memorable – answers to the culinary conundrums we often face: How long should I boil an egg? What’s the best way to crush garlic? How do I make mayonnaise, a martini or indeed the perfect cup of tea?

Tara’s playful take on these food quandaries seems effortless but belies her knowledgeable and carefully researched approach to cooking.

Join us for this fun, festive evening as Tara gives little readings and gets you up to make a martini; some real mayonnaise; or shows you how to boil an egg!