6th-10th December 2021
A Christmas Feast
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Join the Eat Medieval team for a celebration of Christmas past! We have spectacular pastry castles, a boar’s head, and recipes from medieval France, Germany, and England, delicious puddings with fragrant spices, and all in modern, easy, to follow recipes. Your guides for this seasonal time-travelling are Blackfriars Cookery School Chef Craig Nicholson, with Blackfriars’ owner Andy Hook and Professor Giles Gasper, Durham University, alongside the other team members academic and from the restaurant.
Find out about the different recipes, and the history and culture of these different regions in our Learn Medieval sections. We have music as well as podcasts and films, and of course the cooking. And, on Zoom meetings to meet your fellow participants from around the world and members of the team.
The course outline is below – the course includes access to to pages for advice on ingredients, a shopping list, and information on the collections. And you’ll have access to the course-pages for 5 weeks afterwards.
Book now for something a little different for Christmas this year!
Book Now through Blackfriars Restaurant
£125 per person (discount codes apply)
Once your booking is made we will send you a code to unlock pages on this website for your list of ingredients, some advice on quantities and sourcing, and historical outlines of the recipes. A second code will follow for access to the main course.
Outline Schedule: 6th-10th December 2021
| Day 1 | Eat Medieval: Goose – Sawse Madame (Forme of Cury) Ein güt fülle – Sooty Cakes (Gute Speiser) Ein wissel müs – Sour Cherry Pudding (Gute Speiser) | Learn Medieval: We Wish You a Medieval Christmas Christmas Recipes in Comparison | Hear Medieval: Trotto | Live Zoom Q&A 7.30pm-8.30pm UK time (GMT) |
| Day 2 | Eat Medieval: Ein güt spise – Greek Chicken (Gute Speiser) Ein spise von bonen – Beans (Gute Speiser) Gingerbread (British Library MS Harley 279) | Learn Medieval: Medieval Germany (podcast) The Bishop’s Feast of 1289 An Invitation to Medieval Christmas Medieval Gingerbread (short podcast) | Live Zoom Q&A 7.30pm-8.30pm UK time (GMT) | |
| Day 3 | Eat Medieval: Ein gut spise von eime lahs – Salmon (Gute Speiser) Ein Agraz – (Gute Speiser) Crème Bastard (British Library MS Harley 279) | Learn Medieval: The Nativity in Medieval Art Medieval Christmas in Church | Hear Medieval: The Boar’s Head Carol | |
| Day 4 | Eat Medieval: Partridge in Orange Sauce (Menagier de Paris) Ein mus mit lauche – Leek Casserole (Gute Speiser) Ein spise von birn – Pears (Gute Speiser) Boars Head | Learn Medieval: Medieval Würzburg (podcast) Romans and Christians | ||
| Day 5 | Eat Medieval: Chastelets (Forme of Cury) Ein condimentlin – A Little Caraway Sauce (Gute Speiser) Bourbelier de Sanglier (Menagier de Paris) | Learn Medieval: Gluttony and Austerity Christmas in Medieval Literature | Hear Medieval: There is no rose of swych vertu – There is no rose of such virtue | Live Zoom Q&A 6.00pm-7.30pm UK time (GMT) |
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