Serve It Forth Festival

@serveitforthfest

Serve It Forth is a new festival devoted to food & drink history curated by @mrssbilton , @dr_neil_buttery , @thedeliciouslegacy & @dr_alessandra_pino
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An exciting announcement - @dr_alessandra_pino and I are working on a new book ‘The River Remembers: A Gothic Voyage through Forgotten Histories of the Thames’ - a unique history of the city told through the shifting waters of its river. The book draws from our research for Serve it Forth festival in 2025, featuring disasters, whales, eels and memento mori. It should be out in autumn 2027 with @thehistorypressuk - until then we have lots of exciting writing and researching to enjoy! #history #London #thames #gothic #londonhistory #historiansofinstagram
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Dry January? I don't think so. I'm more of a Ginuary sort of person. Here's a recipe for one of my favourite gin cocktails, the Gibson Martini, made with tiny cocktail onions. My recipe is on the @serveitforthfest website. Cheers! /info/post/gibson-martini
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4 months ago
🎄✨ Thank you so much to everyone who joined our @serveitforthfest Xmas bonus! ✨🎄 I had so much fun, and I loved every second of it and I think @dr_neil_buttery and @mrssbilton did too! We wandered through the festive foods of Charles Dickens, explored the wonderfully eerie world of Icelandic Christmas folklore and tradition, and even turned to our favourite Christmas food- cheese- but in its darker, more mysterious form: divination with @kitchenwitchjb . 🧀🔮 The discussion and questions at the end were brilliant too. Thank you for being part of it! 🖤 #ServeItForth #FoodHistory #ChristmasFolklore #CharlesDickens #IcelandicFolklore #CheeseDivination #Tyromancy #DarkFeasts #GothicFood #SeasonalTraditions #BonusEpisode 🎄✨
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It’s the first day of the Icelandic Yule Lad visitations! I discussed their antics with folklorist Dagrún Osk Jónsdóttir at last night’s @serveitforthfest Christmas special. Dagrún wrote the fascinating Ghosts, Trolls and The Hidden People for @reaktionbooks The Yule Lads each have their own penchants for specific foods or habits (some less savoury than others). They leave presents in kids’ shoes in the 13 days leading up to Christmas. The naughty kids get a potato instead! Judging from the size of this spud, I’ve been very naughty indeed. 😏 😂 #yulelads #iceland #folklore #christmas #christmasstories #serveitforthfest #mrsbilton
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The @serveitforthfest Christmas event is TOMORROW at 7pm (BST): A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny. It's online and it's going to be a lot of fun. More info here or via the @serveitforthfest bio: https://share.google/8cO3oUklxPD3P9kwG
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There are just 2 days to go tol the @serveitforthfest Xmas special with @mrssbilton @dr_alessandra_pino and me! I'm going to be looking at the food and drink in Charles Dickens's spookier Xmas stories! Tickets are £5 + booking fee. See the @serveitforthfest bio for links to tickets or use thr link: /e/a-christmas-feast-of-the-uncanny-tickets-1972461728126
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How exciting!! All will be revealed via the medium of cheese 🧀 this Thursday 11th December 7-8.45pm GMT @serveitforthfest . Don’t miss it! Brilliant to get to speak to @kitchenwitchjb , the only professional tyromancer in the 🌎 about the book she is writing on cheese divination. I will go into the history of using foods for divination and @mrssbilton and I bravely offer our futures up for analysis through blue cheese, Parmesan, a cranberry Wensleydale, a Brie and many more. We look at the meaning of the marks and shapes on our cheeses and read through the rinds! Tickets still available so join us for some pre Xmas food fun 🤩
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5 months ago
This Thursday is the @serveitforthfest Christmas special with: @dr_alessandra_pino @mrssbilton @dr_neil_buttery +guests 7pm - be there or be taken away by greedy goblins! Tickets are £5 plus booking fee. There are links in the Serve it Forth bio + here: /e/a-christmas-feast-of-the-uncanny-tickets-1972461728126
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🧀✨ Serve It Forth – Christmas Bonus Episode! ✨🧀 Get ready for a wonderfully uncanny and perfectly seasonal journey into the world of cheese divination… yes, tyromancy! I’ll be joined by the brilliant Jennifer Billock @kitchenwitchjb , a true expert in the art of reading cheese, for a festive oracle of our own. 🧀🔮 I was genuinely surprised ( I think @mrssbilton was too!) by what this cheese had to say about what the future holds for me… Join us for this special @serveitforthfest Christmas Bonus Edition on: 📅 11 December ⏰ 7:00–8:45pm GMT Bring your curiosity (and perhaps your favourite cheese…) and settle in for a little winter magic. Can’t wait to see you there! 🎄🧀✨ #ServeItForth #ChristmasBonusEpisode #Tyromancy #CheeseDivination #FoodHistory #GothicFood #FestiveFolklore #WinterTraditions #CheeseMagic #JenniferBillock #FoodLore #Divination #HolidaySeason #CheeseAndMystery #GothicEvents
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5 months ago
I recently consulted @kitchenwitchjb to find what cheese could tell me about my past, present and future. It was a truly fascinating experience. Find out how @dr_alessandra_pino and I got on at the @serveitforthfest on Thursday 11 December at A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny. There’s still time to get your tickets! Link in bio! #serveitforthfest #foodhistory #tyromancy #christmascheese #cheese #mrsbilton
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5 months ago
Come to the @serveitforthfest Christmas special where @dr_alessandra_pino @mrssbilton and @dr_neil_buttery will be delving into the dark side of Christmas food. It's at 7pm on 11 December. See the link in the @serveitforthfest bio or here: /e/a-christmas-feast-of-the-uncanny-tickets-1972461728126
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Today is the feast of Saint Nicholas! In some parts of Europe Saint Nicholas visits good children on this day to deliver presents (often left in a shoe). In eastern France he is accompanied by Père Fouettard (father whipper) who lashes those who have been bad. Père Fouettard had been a butcher in a previous life with a penchant for cannibalism (watch to the real for the full story). I’ll be discussing similar gruesome tales with @dr_alessandra_pino and @dr_neil_buttery at the forthcoming @serveitforthfest A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny online on 11 December 2025 at 7-9pm. If you can’t make that date ticket holders will be able to watch the event later on YouTube. Tickets are available now - link in bio! So did you get a present this morning or a jolly good spanking?! #saintnicolas #6december #christmasstory #serveitforthfest #fatherchristmas #santaclaus #perefouettard #saintnicholas #uncanny
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