Description
Join acclaimed writers Samantha Ellis and Bee Wilson for a fascinating conversation exploring food, memory, identity, and storytelling.
From Ellis’s evocative memoirs about heritage and home to Wilson’s insightful writing on the politics and pleasures of eating, both authors delve into how what we cook and consume shapes who we are.
Together, they discuss the personal and cultural histories woven through recipes, the emotional charge of family meals, and the power of food writing to nourish connection across generations. This intimate event promises to be a rich and thoughtful dialogue between two of Britain’s most engaging literary voices.
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About the Speakers
Samantha Ellis
Samantha Ellis is the author of How to be a Heroine, and Take Courage: Anne Brontë and the Art of Life and her plays include Cling to me Like Ivy and How to Date a Feminist. She is writing her third book for Chatto, about the endangered language Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. She also wrote the introduction to Vintage Books’s edition of Agnes Grey.
Bee Wilson
Bee Wilson is a food writer and the author of 8 books on food-related topics. Her latest book, The Heart-Shaped Tin, is an exploration of the emotional stories behind kitchen objects. Her previous books include The Secret of Cooking: Recipes for an Easier Life in the Kitchen. She is the co-founder of TastEd, a charity aimed at bringing the joy of vegetables and fruits to children.
About the Chair
Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander is a Leeds based award winning broadcaster, presenter, and journalist across TV, radio, podcasts and events. A colourful, warm, optimistic northerner, she’s all about the world we live in and life in general – people, politics, the planet, and cake. She‘s a regular on shows including Jeremy Vine on 5 and previously Steph’s Packed Lunch, and is often heard on national radio putting her twopenneth in.
Broadcasting is her 2nd career. Before moving into the media she was a charity CEO and was senior in public policy. She was also founding Director of Bradford’s UNESCO status as the world’s first City of Film. She now combines both careers.
She’s written 2 books – one on how to keep weight off long term and is currently finishing a travel-inspired memoir.
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