When you visit Oxford you are surrounded by history of all types. Some of the colleges were founded in the 13th Century, and their famous alumni are too numerous to count, stretching across all imaginable professions including historians, chemists, writers, explorers, politicians and more. One quite pleasurable way to make a connection with some of [...]
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A Toast to Some of Oxford’s Famous Writers
Posted in Food and Fiction, Food History, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2010, Travel, tagged cask ale, Eagle and Child Pub, J.R.R. Tolkien, old pubs, oxford, Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2010, real ale on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reflections on Food and Language: The Oxford Symposium, 2009
Posted in Food History, Oxford Symposium 2009, Traditional Foodways, tagged food and language, Food History, oxford, Oxford Symposium 2009 on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In September I went to food history geek wonderland, namely the 2009 Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. It was my first time attending and if you’re thinking about going next year, I highly recommend it. Each year the Symposium has a theme, alternating between concrete and abstract ideas. For example, this year’s theme was [...]
The Angel and Greyhound
Posted in Oxford Symposium 2009, Traditional Foodways, Travel, tagged oxford, real ale, Travel on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally found some open WiFi here in Oxford. You’d think there’d be more in a university town. The term doesn’t start until October so maybe that’s why. I’ve really been enjoying the history and architecture and this afternoon I’m off to the beginning of the Oxford Sympsium with the fund raising picnic based on [...]
Food and Language, Oxford, 2009
Posted in Food History, Oxford Symposium 2009, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged food, Food History, oxford, oxford symposium, Travel on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I wrote about the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery which I’ll be attending next week. As well as feeding the mind, the symposium is known for special meals that are created in accordance with each year’s theme. This year on Friday evening, Fergus Henderson, chef of world renowned St. John [...]
The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, 2009
Posted in Oxford Symposium 2009, Travel, tagged oxford, oxford symposium, Travel on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last year one of my favorite bloggers, Janet Clarkson over at The Old Foodie mentioned that she was going to a Symposium in Oxford, UK all about food history. I was thrilled to find out that such a thing existed and put it on my list of things to do really soon. Well, really soon [...]
