Polly Russell, OSFC Trustee and British Library Curator introduces a series of events at the British Library April – May 2018 Late last year a colleague from the Events team…
Deborah Ryan, one of the 2017 Young Chefs, reflects on her experience at the Symposium I first heard about the Oxford Symposium through my university lecturer, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire,…
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Harold McGee, a trustee of the Symposium, introduces the 2018 Young Chef Grant It’s time to spread the good word again: the Oxford Symposium invites young…
Image credit: Philip Walker The Symposium’s President, Claudia Roden, pays tribute to Harlan Walker who passed away on 16th December 2017 Harlan Walker was the much loved angel of the…
Image credit The deep history of humble apfelmus Volker Bach continues his occasional series on German historical recipes. In modern German cuisine, apfelmus is a ubiquitous staple usually served with…
We are pleased to announce that another volume of our proceedings is now available on Google Books for free: Food and Markets. Learn about the Egyptian Bazaar in Istanbul, the…
The Trustees report on feedback from the 2017 Symposium After the Symposium this past July, we asked Symposiasts to leave us feedback in our online Visitor’s Book. Thank you to…
Girish Nayak, one of the 2017 Young Chefs, reflects on his experience at the Symposium Please tell us about your career to date. I started baking when I was 18…
‘…Such as are old and withered, or else… such as are stark naught’ – Symposiast Malcolm Thick on the variable quality of garden seeds in early Modern England Without seeds…
Food, Women and Wiki: A great opportunity to learn how to Wikiedit or hone your Wikiediting skills! On Friday 10th November the British Library is teaming up with the Oxford…
