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Want to start cooking from historic recipes but don't know how? I can offer you guidance and, if you
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18/06/2023
15/12/2022
Twelfth Night? A night to take the decorations down and forget about Christmas OR a night to celebrate?
I propose looking differently at Twelfth Night, through its history and food.
You are invited ;)
Discover the origins of Twelfth Night and the food that would have been eaten.
27/11/2022
How can I have gone through my whole life without knowing about the delight that is Twelfth Day Buns?
Just one of the many benefits of signing up to get newsletters from The Regency Cook
Oh, and his online historical cooking classes are wonderful
https://www.paulcouchman.co.uk/courses/
Photocredit: Paul Couchman, The Regency Cook
04/11/2022
Town House Christmas Show
Sunday 4th December, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Enter our atmospheric Regency drawing room for the return of our annual Christmas celebrations with carol singing, a traditional ghost story and mulled wine (of course).
The evening will be hosted by Mrs Hankey, the mistress of the house, and the entertainment provided by the talented Regency Singers. And who knows, one or two characters from the 1830s might decide to drop in too.
Start the Christmas season at The Regency Town House
Sunday December 4
Doors open at 7pm
Tickets: £18
Link is here: https://bit.ly/RegencyChristmas2022
Or on Instagram go to the what’s on link in the profile & scroll down to find the event.
01/07/2022
Museum talk! Take a closer look at Regency fashion. Curators Martin Pel and Dr Alexandra Loske will show items from our stores and discuss dress, accessories, printed costume plates and fashionable caricatures of the time. https://bit.ly/3yyWzYN
26/06/2022
The Royal Pavilion is open and with our standard admission ticket you can enjoy return trips to the palace for a year. https://bit.ly/2UzPvtp
29/05/2022
Today (Sunday) is your LAST chance to see the Artist Open Houses exhibition at The Regency Town House at 13 Brunswick Square & our annexe at 10 Brunswick Square. Don’t miss out.
22/05/2022
Thank you everyone who has already bought tickets to our unique event. Travel back in time with us to learn a few Regency Dances and enjoy a Regency tea. All in the delightful Regency Town House. Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/694343965204770/?sfnsn=scwspmo
Or www.regencydelights.co.uk
21/05/2022
Preston Manor is open Saturday and Sunday from 10am. Discover this charming historic house in Brighton. What is your favourite room of the manor? https://bit.ly/37Hl1ZF
19/05/2022
Join artist Stephanie Smart on a private tour of The Regency Wardrobe exhibition. Discover why and how she created the exquisite costumes and accessories on display.
📆9 June
https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discover/events/event/the-making-of-the-regency-wardrobe-collection/
16/05/2022
Job title: Head of Diversity and Inclusion Permanent contract, full time (37 hours per week). Salary - £37,568 - £40,578 (Scale M10) Closing date: 26 June 2022 (11.59pm) This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the newly formed, independent Royal Pa
13/05/2022
specialises in 19th century cooking. I had the pleasure of talking to him for a whole hour on my Let’s Do Lunch podcast via
This is a podcast for you if you love:
✅Food History
✅Jane Austen (Paul runs Jane Austin picnic course)
✅Historic Dining Experiences
✅Vintage Kitchenalia
Podcast links in bio (Insta) and comments (FB).
26/04/2022
23/04/2022
Want to visit a charming Edwardian Manor house in Brighton? Then you are in luck! Preston Manor is open now.
01/11/2021
Oooooh look at all these lovely Spotlight Speakers from my upcoming content planning event Courageous Content Live (Nov 2 & 3). 😊
They'll be sharing the wisdom on TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, podcasting, email marketing, Facebook Growth, ADHD planning strategies and a whole lot more?
Who do you know already and/or are you most looking forward to hearing from?
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P.S. It's not too late to book a ticket! Link in comments 👇
01/09/2021
5 Food History books to get you cooking There are five books I think anyone interested in food history should read. These are the five books I wish I’d known about when I first started cooking from the past. My own first book Three years ago I found myself in a Regency kitchen. I knew I wanted to ...
22/08/2021
EVER TURN THE PLATES OVER WHEN YOU'RE AWAY SOMEWHERE?
14/08/2021
Anything take your particular fancy from this menu for August 1783 in John Farley's book The London Art of Cookery?
Let me know in the comments.
14/08/2021
Behind this tattered cover a story that will leave you knowing so much more about the 1830s than you do now.
Curious to look inside? Yes or no? Let me know.
23/07/2021
Each week another recipe is revealed from a secret 1830s manuscript cookbook.
It's not for everyone.
But if you find old recipes magical do join my email list.
https://bit.ly/Weekly1830sEmail
11/05/2021
I’ve made it into the National Trust magazine. Comment below if you’d like to read it!
04/05/2021
22/03/2021
You might recognise the Town House's dining room! Don't these Easter floral wreaths look INCREDIBLE?
Any excuse to hang a beautiful floral wreath up! They look just as good indoors too.
My sussex willow wreaths are just perfect for Easter celebrations. 🐣🐰🐥🌼🌿
Dm me to order one for collection or delivery
22/03/2021
12/03/2021
Look what happens when you keep doing publicity and accept all offers for podcasts ..."For who knows when & where one’s fortunes may change?"
Creator of the Bridgerton books Julia Quinn & myself on a podcast together! So happy.
Listen here: http://bit.ly/BridgertonPodcast
"Dear reader, if there is a scandal, I shall uncover it."
Julia Quinn is a New York Times bestselling author 19 times over, but a whole new audience has been introduced to her work since her popular Bridgertonromance novels were turned into a fantastically popular Netflix show. Julia doesn't write much about food in her Regency Era novels, so host Rache...
17/02/2021
Marmalade. I know. It’s controversial but who doesn’t love it?
Marmalade lover or marmalade hater? Which one are you? Let me know below.
15/02/2021
11 tablespoons plain flour, 2 eggs, 1 mug milk. Whisk. Wait. Cook. Flip it if you can 😎
Tag someone that needs to know this and share it 😋
29/01/2021
Chatting about historic cooking with Kevin. Well worth a listen.
In this Zoom chat I talk to Paul Couchman the historical cook about his cooking and the work he is involved with at The Regency Town House in Brunswick Squar...
18/01/2021
It's Blue Monday. Supposedly the most depressing day of the year. I turn to cake but which food cheers YOU up?
- Nostalgic food from your childhood?
OR
- Something super healthy?
Do let me know.
08/12/2020
A Christmas Mince Pie workshop held online. Get yourself prepared and in the mood for Christmas with delicious historical recipes.
26/11/2020
19/11/2020
Can we get a huge cheer for the National Lottery for supporting The Regency Town House and many hundreds of other cultural heritage sites across the country?
They have helped us to secure our building and conserve our collections, including this lovely silhouette!
Please help us by putting a cheer in the comments below so more people see this lovely post.
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Wil je morgenmiddag even genieten van de Britse kerst? The Regency Cook geeft een online kookworkshop over de Mince Pie. Een mooie stukje geschiedenis om van te smullen.
https://www.paulcouchman.co.uk/courses/ -mince-mie-course
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Hello everyone,
I think this might be of interest to some of you, given it's all about exploring Gothic literature and through a specific lens (i.e. food).
I am a food and literature expert currently writing A Gothic Cookbook with my friend Ella, an award-winning food journalist. It is, as far as we know, the ONLY Gothic cookbook. But we need the help of Gothic/literature/Gothic literature/food/cookbook fans and communities to help spread the word and get us to our crowdfunding target on Unbound (link below).
It's 100% illustrated (there are examples of the hand-drawn images in the link), with each of 13 chapters focusing on a classic and contemporary Gothic novel, novella or short story. We'll discuss the edible themes, symbolism and fascinating food facts in that text, followed by 4-5 recipes for dishes and drinks inspired by that book.
It’s vegetarian and vegan friendly, with any recipes that are meaty/fishy accompanied by tried and tested adaptations. And I should probably stress that the dishes are designed to be eaten and enjoyed – there are no eyeballs on the plate. No snips, snails and puppy dogs’ tails. No brains on toast. Neither is it all about puns and gimmicks. (No monster mash, cakes iced to look like Rosemary’s Baby, etc etc.)
Instead, the recipes are either based on dishes mentioned in the Gothic tales (such as the chicken paprikash, described on the very first page of Jonathan Harker’s diary in Dracula) or inspired by food and drink themes and motifs in the books. Such as:
• Our twist on Florence Balcombe's "Dracula Salad", written by the widow of Bram Stoker and published in a church pamphlet in 1912.
• A plate of fresh ricotta-filled ravioli as gleefully and greedily devoured by Mrs Van Hopper with her "fat, bejewelled fingers" while our poor heroine picks at someone else's rejects, a cold, badly carved "plate of ham and tongue" - in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.
• Gin and tonic cake, inspired by Mrs Poole's destructive (and, for Bertha, liberating) habit in Jane Eyre.
• Chilean seafood stew or “chupe” and portentous (yet pleasurable) chocolate mousses a la Rosemary’s Baby.
• Desserts inspired by Toni Morrison's seminal classic, Beloved, where “sugar could always be counted on to please [the ghost]"
• Hot chocolate pudding pots, cider and sausage casserole, and baked pheasant with hazelnut stuffing, brought to life from the pages of Angela Carter's chilling short story, The Bloody Chamber.
Anyone interested/curious/still wondering what it's all about – please have a look at our Unbound page (below), where there are illustrations, a synopsis and an excerpt. Feel free to ask me anything, and to share with any Gothic/literature/food/all of the above fans.
PS We decided on "A" rather than "The" for the title, after much debate, because we both felt it was more curious, mysterious and just more "Gothic", somehow. It evokes "an air of indeterminacy that reflects the resistance to boundaries". That's how thoughtful/geeky we are...
I think this might be of interest to some of you, given it's all about exploring Gothic literature and through a specific lens (i.e. food).
I am a food and literature expert currently writing A Gothic Cookbook with my friend Ella, an award-winning food journalist. It is, as far as we know, the ONLY Gothic cookbook. But we need the help of Gothic/literature/Gothic literature/food/cookbook fans and communities to help spread the word and get us to our crowdfunding target on Unbound (link below).
It's 100% illustrated (there are examples of the hand-drawn images in the link), with each of 13 chapters focusing on a classic and contemporary Gothic novel, novella or short story. We'll discuss the edible themes, symbolism and fascinating food facts in that text, followed by 4-5 recipes for dishes and drinks inspired by that book.
It’s vegetarian and vegan friendly, with any recipes that are meaty/fishy accompanied by tried and tested adaptations. And I should probably stress that the dishes are designed to be eaten and enjoyed – there are no eyeballs on the plate. No snips, snails and puppy dogs’ tails. No brains on toast. Neither is it all about puns and gimmicks. (No monster mash, cakes iced to look like Rosemary’s Baby, etc etc.)
Instead, the recipes are either based on dishes mentioned in the Gothic tales (such as the chicken paprikash, described on the very first page of Jonathan Harker’s diary in Dracula) or inspired by food and drink themes and motifs in the books. Such as:
• Our twist on Florence Balcombe's "Dracula Salad", written by the widow of Bram Stoker and published in a church pamphlet in 1912.
• A plate of fresh ricotta-filled ravioli as gleefully and greedily devoured by Mrs Van Hopper with her "fat, bejewelled fingers" while our poor heroine picks at someone else's rejects, a cold, badly carved "plate of ham and tongue" - in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.
• Gin and tonic cake, inspired by Mrs Poole's destructive (and, for Bertha, liberating) habit in Jane Eyre.
• Chilean seafood stew or “chupe” and portentous (yet pleasurable) chocolate mousses a la Rosemary’s Baby.
• Desserts inspired by Toni Morrison's seminal classic, Beloved, where “sugar could always be counted on to please [the ghost]"
• Hot chocolate pudding pots, cider and sausage casserole, and baked pheasant with hazelnut stuffing, brought to life from the pages of Angela Carter's chilling short story, The Bloody Chamber.
Anyone interested/curious/still wondering what it's all about – please have a look at our Unbound page (below), where there are illustrations, a synopsis and an excerpt. Feel free to ask me anything, and to share with any Gothic/literature/food/all of the above fans.
PS We decided on "A" rather than "The" for the title, after much debate, because we both felt it was more curious, mysterious and just more "Gothic", somehow. It evokes "an air of indeterminacy that reflects the resistance to boundaries". That's how thoughtful/geeky we are...
First developed in 1901, Mason Cash mixing bowls are made from high quality, chip-resistant earthenware making them heavy enough to stand when mixing, yet light enough to hold comfortably in one arm.
The distinct patterned exterior and rim of the bowl is designed to help bakers grip and tip the bowl and has become synonymous with the brand and baking ever since. The wide, shallow shape also allows for kneading within the bowl if required.
The bowls are as relevant today as they were in 1901 and have endured the test of time to become something of a design classic.
The distinct patterned exterior and rim of the bowl is designed to help bakers grip and tip the bowl and has become synonymous with the brand and baking ever since. The wide, shallow shape also allows for kneading within the bowl if required.
The bowls are as relevant today as they were in 1901 and have endured the test of time to become something of a design classic.
What's your vote on mincemeat: yay or nay? I just made some for the first time after taking an online class from The Regency Cook. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and the pies! Read more on the blog today:
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