Four acclaimed food experts in conversation at JW3 next week
Prestigious panel will discuss the relevance of food in Jewish life
We love to eat but what and how we eat is also key to our wellbeing in many ways. At JW3’s Evening of Edible Memory a panel of culinary experts will discuss how food is not only nourishment but also a vital thread that brings communities together, strengthens resilience and preserves heritage.
Discover how cherished recipes have been passed down from generation to generation (l’dor v’dor), carrying stories, traditions, and inspiration that continue to shape Jewish life today.
Alissa Timoshkina, Linda Dangoor and Helen Graham will be in conversation with food and culture writer Adrienne Katz Kennedy.
Food writer and historian Alissa Timoshkina is author of Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen, Kapusta, Vegetable-forward Recipes from Eastern Europe and she has a new book coming out this autumn. Specialising in Eastern European food culture she is also co-founder of the Cook for Ukraine campaign. Originally from Siberia, Alissa has Ukrainian-Jewish heritage but she has lived in the UK for nearly 30 years.
Sephardi chef Linda Dangoor is author of Flavours of Babylon, which celebrates the recipes of her Baghdadi heritage, and From the Tigris to the Thames, which recounts her journey leaving her Baghdadi home, living in several countries, and discovering the diverse dishes that shaped her culinary story.
Chef and food writer Helen Graham, best known for being the former executive chef of acclaimed vegetarian restaurant Bubala, has a new cookbook, Centrepiece, inspired by the cuisines of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa. She has worked at some of London’s most renowned Middle Eastern restaurants including The Palomar, The Barbary, and the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen.
The conversation will be chaired by food and culture writer Adrienne Katz Kennedy, who investigates culture through the lens of food, including where food comes from, who makes it, and why it’s so important. She is a regular contributor to a wide range of magazines and cookbooks.
There will be books to buy and a selection of delicious bites from them to enjoy.
An Evening of Edible Memory: Food, Identity, and Jewish Life Across Generations is at JW3 on 20 May at 7.30pm. Buy tickets at jw3.org.uk
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