An Afternoon with Diana Henry
This event can be watched in the venue OR from a live virtual stream (link will be provided via email on the day).
| Date | Saturday 15th November 2025 | |
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| Time | 1:00 PM | |
| Doors Open | 12:30 PM | |
| Venue | High Street Baptist Church | |
From the bustling Turkish groceries of the Edgware Road to the kitchen table of a cottage in rural France, a trattoria tucked away in the suburbs of Rome to the chilly Vermont countryside famed for its maple syrup, Diana Henry has followed her tastebuds around the world.
In this collection, Diana's writing brings ingredients to life on the page. Tuck into salty and sweet, buttery and inky purple and black olives. Blood-red threads of saffron that turn whole platters of food into gold, bleeding yolk-yellow streaks over creamy chicken and milky white yogurt. Mouth-puckeringly citrusy, easy to peel and almost seedless Valencia oranges. The simple pleasure of a warming slice of toast.
This vivid and nourishing collection of essays on the joys of good food is an utter delight for the senses.
About the Author
Born in Northern Ireland, Diana Henry’s life-long love affair with cooking began when she spent a year in France as a 15-year-old exchange student. She started her career on TV as a producer of food programmes including TV Dinners presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. She moved onto food journalism after the birth of her first child, writing regular features for the Telegraph, and was named the Fortnum and Mason Cookery Writer of the Year in 2013. Henry is also a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4.
Her first book, Crazy Water Pickled Lemons, came out in 2002 and was shortlisted for the Glenfiddich award. Since then she has published several bestselling cookbooks, including Cook Simple (2010), A Bird in the Hand (2015) which won the James Beard Award 2016, How to Eat a Peach (2018) and From the Oven to the Table (2019).