The British Food History Podcast
Neil Buttery
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Alexis Soyer with Lindsay Middleton
Today I speak with food historian, podcaster and friend of the show Lindsay Middleton about arguably the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer, focusing mainly on two of his books: The Gastronomic Regenerator and The Modern Housewife. We talk about the kitchens at the Reform Club, Soyer’s literary inspirations, cookery books as entertainment and his meta approach to writing The Modern Housewife, amongst many other things. If you can, support the podcast and blogs by becoming a £3 monthly subscriber, and unlock lots of premium content, or treat me to a one-off virtual pint or coffee: click here. The Scottish Food History Podcast Find Lindsay on social media: Insta/Threads lindsaymiddleton_ and Bluesky @drlindsaymiddleton.bsky.social Things mentioned in today’s episode The Reform Club Charles Barry The Gastronomic Regenerator The Modern Housewife William Kitchiner Neil’s Country Life County Foods series Podcast episodes pertinent to today’s episode The Philosophy of Puddings with Neil Buttery, Peter Gilchrist & Lindsay Middleton Tinned Food with Lindsay Middleton Invalid Cookery with Lindsay Middleton A is for Apple: B is for Banana, Banting & Berries Neil’s blogs: ‘British Food: a History’ ‘Neil Cooks Grigson’ Neil’s books: Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper A Dark History of Sugar Knead to Know: a History of Baking The Philosophy of Puddings Don’t forget, there will be postbag episodes in the future, so if you have any questions or queries about today’s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or on twitter and BlueSky @neilbuttery, or Instagram and Threads dr_neil_buttery. My DMs are open. You can also join the British Food: a History Facebook discussion page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/britishfoodhistory Mentioned in this episode: Fruit Pig...
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