The Blenheim Palace Festival of Literature, Film and Music will return to the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace from Thursday 13thOctober to Sunday 16thOctober this year. Events so far confirmed will cover the fields of literature, music, politics, religion and film, and this year the festival is making a new departure with a fascinating range of food-and-drink themed events, including dinners and cookery demonstrations.
Perfumer and businesswoman Jo Malone and the internationally acclaimed Chef Ken Hom will discuss the significance of smell, taste and food in their lives and how they rose from modest beginnings to international fame, whilst Former Deputy Master of the Royal Household Edward Griffiths will speak about his experiences serving Her Majesty the Queen and his new book of recipes from Buckingham Palace which he has co-authored with Royal Chef 3 Griffiths spent 14 years working for the Royal Household and has been involved in many royal and state occasions including the wedding reception of TRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Italian journalist and food writer Eleonora Galasso will invite the audience to experience the culinary delights of Rome by sharing traditional Italian recipes from her cookery book As the Romans Do alongside a cookery demonstration. Alice Lascelles, columnist on spirits and cocktails for The Times and founder of the award-winning magazine Imbibe for bartenders and sommeliers, will recount the more than ten years she has spent endeavouring to find the perfect cocktail. The talk will be accompanied with a tasting.
The festival will also include a series of unique dinners overseen by acclaimed international chefs and food experts. Ken Hom will open the festival with his Chinese-themed Festival Opening Dinner, and restaurant-owners and chefs Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi will present a Sicilian-themed menu for this year’s closing dinner.
The Royal Black Tie Literary Dinner, Dior at Blenheim will be hosted by their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Harper’s Bazaar editor Justine Picardie will present a talk about the inspiring influence of Blenheim Palace on the great fashion houses after dinner.
To check availability and book tickets and to keep up to date with speaker and event announcements visit www,blenheimpalaceliteraryfestival.com or tickets may be booked on 0333 666 3366 or in person at Oxford Visitor Information Centre, Broad Street, Oxford and at The Feathers hotel, Woodstock.
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