by Len Fisher | 4 Jul 2020 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery is my favourite indulgence – old friends, good wine, great food. But this year it has to be virtual, and here I will keep a running diary of events to share. Enjoy! The header picture is from last year. That’s me... by Len Fisher | 5 Jul 2013 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, St Catherine’s College, Oxford, July 5-7 (2013) A talk in which I dressed up as James Bond to deliver a stirring message, with co-author Janet Clarkson playing the part of “M”, and third author Alan Parker... by Len Fisher | 8 Jul 2012 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, St. Catherine’s College Oxford, July 6-8 (2012) (with Janet Clarkson) Now published in the proceedings of the symposium, and also available as a video showing me delivering part of the talk dressed as a mummy. From the... by Len Fisher | 10 Jul 2011 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford U.K., 8–10 July, 2011 The Aussie barbecue is a unique celebratory institution. From humble beginnings, with meat cooked on a ploughshare over an outback campfire, or on a shovel in the firebox of a steam locomotive, the... by Len Fisher | 20 Jan 2010 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Daily Telegraph (UK) A great summary by food journalist Bee Wilson of a talk that I gave at the 2009 Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. I described how the sense of smell is unique to each of us, and how this affects our enjoyment of a meal. Here is one example, as...