Cooking Event with Melissa Thompson

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Cooking Event with Melissa Thompson
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Melissa Thompson returns to Sevenoaks Bookshop to demonstrate a tasty barbeque recipe from her new book, Fired Up!
About this Event

Fired-Up is your go-to cookbook for bold, flavour-packed recipes that shine over open flame.


  • Date: Tuesday 19 May
  • Time: 7pm
  • Venue: Sevenoaks Bookshop
  • Tickets: from £12


Fired Up

Blending inspiring recipes with unfussy techniques, this modern barbecue book will elevate your grilling game - no matter what your skill level is.
Inside, you'll find a vibrant collection of over 90 recipes to get excited about, from smoky mains to flame-kissed vegetables and inventive sides. Discover just how easy it is to create delicious barbecue meals every day of the week.
Forget burnt sausages and get fired-up about recipes including:

  • Lemon and Oregano Pork Skewers
  • Roasted Sweet Potato Gnocchi
  • Grilled Cabbage with Crispy Chickpeas and Garlic Yoghurt
  • Tamarind Chicken Chops
  • Hot Smoked Trout
  • Jerk Prawns
  • Baked Cherry Custard
  • Tiramisu French Toast


Alongside the recipes, Fired Up includes essential tips, tools and techniques - giving you just enough guidance to master the fire without overcomplicating the process. The book is organised by meal type and occasion, making it easy to find inspiration for everything from quick weeknight recipes to showstopping weekend feasts.
Cooking with fire is intuitive. Fired Up is here to help everyone enjoy the process and turn every barbecue into something extraordinary.


Melissa Thompson

Melissa Thompson is an award-winning writer, author and an ambassador for Weber, one of the largest barbecue companies in the world. She is a regular panellist on Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet, has appeared on Saturday Kitchen, BBC's Travel Show and features regularly on Radio 4's The Food Programme. She is also co-director of the British Library's Food Season. She is a columnist for Good Food magazine and has written articles and recipes for Guardian Feast, Conde Nast Traveller, National Geographic, Stylist, Vittles, Waitrose Weekend, Waitrose Magazine and others. She has also run demos at festivals and cookery shows including Good Food Festival, Meatopia, The Big Grill and Pub in the Park.


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Some of the ticket options that don’t include the author’s book, or are specially priced for couples, are limited in number and can sell out quickly. Our aim is to try and bring the best and most interesting authors to our town. We are always trying to balance accessibility and affordability for our audiences, alongside requirements from publishers to sell enough books for events to be worthwhile enterprises for their authors.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sevenoaks Bookshop, 147 High Street, Sevenoaks, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 13.42 to GBP 24.12

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