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Sisters' Feast

Olia Hercules, Romy Gill, Xanthe Clay and Elly Curshen are among ten women from different food cultures coming together for the first time to cook a truly female feast.

'Pop-up' chef and food writer Olia Hercules, The Great British Bake Off contestant turned Youtube star Chetna Makan, Film academic come supper club hostess Dr Alissa Timoshkina and cafe chef / 'instagrammer' / writer Elly Curshen are among ten women from different food cultures coming together for the first time to cook a truly female feast. It's a 'pop-up' dinner hosted and put together in Bristol by Romy Gill and Kim Somauroo to raise money for international charity 'Action Against Hunger'.

Sheila Dillon speaks to the 'Severn Sisters' as well as their guests, including former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Food & Farming Awards winning Shauna Guinn and Sam Evans, about what it means to be female in food in 2016.

Also interviewed are Eleonora Galasso, Natasha Corrett, Rosie Birkett, Laura Field, Fiona Beckett and Xanthe Clay.

Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced in Bristol by Clare Salisbury.

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 5 Dec 2016 15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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The Severn Sisters...

...well actually, there were 10 women cooking as part of the event.
is author of 'Mamushka'
runs 'Kino Vino' cinema supper clubs
is author of 'Alot on her Plate'
The Great British Bake Off'sΒ  is author of 'The Cardamom Trail'
is chef at Bristol's Pear cafe and author of 'Elly Pear's Fast Days & Feast Days'
is author of 'As the Romans Do'
is a food writer for The Telegraph
is chef owner of Romy's Kitchen near Bristol
is a food stylist and photographer
is founder of Honestly Healthy

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Credits

Presenter Sheila Dillon
Producer Clare Salisbury
Interviewed Guest Olia Hercules
Interviewed Guest Romy Gill
Interviewed Guest Xanthe Clay
Interviewed Guest Elly Curshen
Interviewed Guest Chetna Makan
Interviewed Guest Alissa Timoshkina
Interviewed Guest Kim Somauroo
Interviewed Guest Shauna Guinn
Interviewed Guest Sam Evans
Interviewed Guest Eleonora Galasso
Interviewed Guest Natasha Corrett
Interviewed Guest Rosie Birkett
Interviewed Guest Laura Field
Interviewed Guest Fiona Beckett

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Dec 2016 12:32
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Mon 5 Dec 2016 15:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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