Author: kristen

May 26, 2015

of patterns, threads and knots

It is a beautiful spring day here in London, edging ever closer, day by day, to true summer. The churchyard is hung with bunting to...

news

May 10, 2015

Another Gathering in May: this time Ilfracombe!

It’s that time of year again… The Gathering of Nuts in May, that annual celebration of gluttony – or gastronomy, as my Nuts and I...

Chicken

May 4, 2015

Minced Asian Chicken Parcels

This dish is the perfect amalgam of several of my favorite things: I love larb, the Thai minced chicken dish, chilled and shot through with...

I am a happy dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, a former art historian and gallerist, the wife of the wonderful John Curran, and the mother of Avery Curran, historian and novelist here in London. I’m a member of the Guild of Food Writers and a judge for the Great Taste Awards and the Quality Food Awards. I am also the author of five cookbooks, two for food surplus charities and now three in my personal series, “tonight at 7.30: one family’s life at the table,” “second helpings: more tonight at 7.30,” and now, excitingly, the latest instalment, “third course: always tonight at 7.30.” These books reflect my belief in the importance of good food, shared generously, and the stories that help us remember the friends and family around our table.

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