Talks

I’ve got a few dates coming up:

April 20th 2026 Putney WI

June 27th 2026 Croydon Library

2027 Mayfield WI

Want me to give a talk with stories from the book – teaching cooking to teenagers in London in 1970s? Message me.

Lots of issues raised:-

I’m a bit of living history – involved with teaching HE for 50+ years

1970s – had out of date textbooks focussing on housewives

First time boys took cookery lessons

We’d gone decimal and then metric.

Food products – Angel Delight, Bird’s Custard, Spam, Bisto, Stork margarine – what is their history?

1970s fashions, 3 day week, blackouts, bedsit life..

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‘There’s a special place in heaven for food teachers!’

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