Talks - Hestia's Kitchen

Skip to content

No results

Folklore, Food & Fairytales
Tuesday CheeseDay
Podcast Episodes
Newsletter
About
Contact
Privacy Policy

Exploring worlds & history through food & stories

Folklore, Food & Fairytales
Tuesday CheeseDay
Podcast Episodes
Newsletter
About
Contact
Privacy Policy

Exploring worlds & history through food & stories

These are recordings of talks I have given:

Edgeways – 27 August 2022

About Me

Fascinated though sometimes alarmed by vintage cookbooks, enjoys traveling around the world and through time via the medium of food, stories & books. Loves history, stories, cheese, cocktails, photography and cats (not necessarily in that order).

Search

No results

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I a

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I am bringing back last year’s festive food folklore calendar. Recycling is good for the planet 😋

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I a

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I am bringing back last year’s festive food folklore calendar. Recycling is good for the planet 😋

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I a

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I am bringing back last year’s festive food folklore calendar. Recycling is good for the planet 😋

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I a

Due to popular demand (well at least 6 people) I am bringing back last year’s festive food folklore calendar. Recycling is good for the planet 😋

Instagram post 17930192273856249

Instagram post 17930192273856249

Some nonsense to cheer you on a (very) late Novemb

Some nonsense to cheer you on a (very) late November afternoon. If you enjoy biscuits, folklore about knots and cinnamon and an Estonian folktale then this letter is for you. Link in bio

This went on its way to subscribers last week but I didn’t have to chance to let you all know due to the sad ending of two major kitchen appliances, the hasty replacement, tidying the kitchen and last minute panic that delivery men would not be able to get into ridiculously tightly spaced room.

Another All Hallows Eve episode - The Beekeeper an

Another All Hallows Eve episode - The Beekeeper and the Hare - In which we discover that everything is not always as it seems, that you should take advice from helpful travellers, that bees can be excellent as a home protection system and that the taste of honey can make you cross worlds.

Also far more than you ever wanted to know about honey but it’s fine if you only fancy the story which conveniently starts the episode. Link in bio

An All Hallows Feast - Menus, Symbolism & Folklore

An All Hallows Feast - Menus, Symbolism & Folklore

A throwback to last year In which I explored a completely different direction, had fun with food symbolism and folklore at this interesting time of year and made a realisation about how I really feel about good food.

I hope you enjoy this throwback episode as it was very different to anything I ever did on the podcast before. A menu for an All Hallows Eve Feast, providing some of the folk beliefs or symbolic meanings for the foods involved and folklore around some of the ingredients for each course.

Plus pay what you like (from £0) for the recipe booklet Links in bio

Dearest readers: new letter is out, finally! Sorry

Dearest readers: new letter is out, finally! Sorry, it’s been ages but hope you’ll enjoy this wander from warming autumn bowl foods to their ideal vessel and there is even some nostalgic typewriter chat and a couple of vintage recipes thrown in. Link in bio to this completely free letter.

A very dark yet delicious cheeseboard from earlier

A very dark yet delicious cheeseboard from earlier tonight. I’m really only posting to remind everyone to enjoy any blackberries they may have in the house as today (just) is now Michaelmas and the Devil is said to do unspeakable things to the ones left on bushes.

When I was still just a baby podcaster I interview

When I was still just a baby podcaster I interviewed @sasacharlie about @agothiccookbook when it was still in development. Guess what? This fabulous publication is now out in the world, available now in the US and on 5 October here in the UK. If you’d like to hear all about it, the interview starts at 11 mins 37 - Link in bio

I have no commercial interest I just fell in love with the project.

My newest letter is out! From A Banana to Bologna

My newest letter is out! From A Banana to Bologna via Presentation, Poor Photography, A Cuddle in a Cup and a Slightly Salty Moral Tale. It has everything! A visit to Italy, princesses, clever queens, fabulous food and a thing or two that I have learned about the true meaning (to me at least) of food presentation. The importance of good seasoning. If none of this convinces you then perhaps you see the following video post or just read the letter solely to find out how to smuggle a princess out of one castle and into another. Link in bio.

My newest letter is out! From A Banana to Bologna

My newest letter is out! From A Banana to Bologna via Presentation, Poor Photography, A Cuddle in a Cup and a Slightly Salty Moral Tale. It has everything! A visit to Italy, princesses, clever queens, fabulous food and a thing or two that I have learned about the true meaning (to me at least) of food presentation. The importance of good seasoning. If none of this convinces you then perhaps you see the following video post or just read the letter solely to find out how to smuggle a princess out of one castle and into another. Link in bio.

Calling Witches, Pagans & Folklorists Would you b

Calling Witches, Pagans & Folklorists

Would you be willing to take part in a conversation for my podcast A Question of Death about Silent Supper rituals and contacting ancestors?

Recordings would be via zoom, audio only released and I’d be happy to send a preview plus promote your work via show notes etc.

Contact via DM or aquestionofdeath at gmail.com to chat if you think you might find this interesting - no commitment.

#witch #witchcraft #paganism #pagan #folklore

My latest letter is out on Lammas Day! Which is co

My latest letter is out on Lammas Day! Which is convenient as it contains some wonderful Lammas lore, Lammas breads I have loved and I even tell you a short tale about a harvest and a canny farmer - Link in bio

Follow on Instagram

Substack Newsletters

From Marmalade to Butter'd Bread

From Marmalade to Butter'd Bread

via Joy, Gratitude, Quince, Diagrams, Murder, 007 and Two Famous Bears [...]

From Christmas Biscuits to Fishes in the Wind

From Christmas Biscuits to Fishes in the Wind

via An Abundance of Cinnamon and Knot Charms that Can Heal & Harm [...]

From Typewriters to Soup on a Sofa

From Typewriters to Soup on a Sofa

via muscle memory, bowls of all ages and The Gentle Art of Cookery [...]

From a Banana to Bologna

From a Banana to Bologna

Via Presentation, Poor Photography, a Cuddle in a Cup and a Slightly Salty Moral Tale [...]

From Lammas to a Wiffle Waffle

From Lammas to a Wiffle Waffle

via Breads, Bannocks, Sheep catching and Rodent Removal Charms [...]

From Asparagus Tarts to Marzipan Husbands

From Asparagus Tarts to Marzipan Husbands

via Poppies, Stroppy Daughters, Dubious Translations and Giambattista Basile [...]

From Buttercups & Daisies to Anchovies

From Buttercups & Daisies to Anchovies

Via Butter Tax Buckets, Bog Butter, Elder Trees, Fairies, Toast Recipes & Iocane Powder [...]

From Regency Romance & Queens of Crime to Cough Cures

From Regency Romance & Queens of Crime to Cough Cures

Via Reading for Comfort, Problematic Classics, Doctor to the Fair Folk and Healing Wells [...]

From a Lenten Moon to Bad Man’s Bridge

From a Lenten Moon to Bad Man’s Bridge

Via Easter Food Folklore, A Figgy Sunday Recap, Herb Pudding and Sowing & Grafting [...]

From Folklore, Food & Fairytales to A Question of Death

From Folklore, Food & Fairytales to A Question of Death

Via Explanations, Promises & A Moral Tale [...]

From Change to Crackernuts

From Change to Crackernuts

Via Cosy Murder Subgenres, Strange Tea Mixtures and Crimes Against Icing [...]

From A Snow Bear to European Christmas Bread

From A Snow Bear to European Christmas Bread

Via Festive Frying, Duvet Cover Wrangling & Horseradish Tears [...]

From The Winter Solstice to Dipping Sauces

From The Winter Solstice to Dipping Sauces

via The Magic of Trees, Dumplings, Lucrezia Borgia's Belly Button, Fertility & Fortune-Telling [...]

From Festive Cookbooks to a Cheese Toastie of Joy & Wonder

From Festive Cookbooks to a Cheese Toastie of Joy & Wonder

Via Food Rituals & Tradition, The Benefits of Change, Festive Food Folklore and Light, Warmth & Feasting in the Dark of The Year [...]

From Festive Folklore to Festive Food Thoughts

From Festive Folklore to Festive Food Thoughts

via the Launch of a New Project, a Little Light in the Darkness & Sharing Joy [...]

From Tinned Sardines to Beer & Apples

From Tinned Sardines to Beer & Apples

Via Mediaeval Cookbooks, Anglo-Saxon Foods, Sicily & a Resourceful Heroine [...]

From Ghosts and Shadows to Winter Appetite

From Ghosts and Shadows to Winter Appetite

Via A Feast for All Hallows & Skulls on the Line [...]

From Equinox Soup to Pats de Putain

From Equinox Soup to Pats de Putain

Via Autumn Foods, Bangles, The Science of Comfort Food, The Perils of Hospitality and the Swoons [...]

From The Beekeeper & The Hare to Slavic Kitchen Alchemy

From The Beekeeper & The Hare to Slavic Kitchen Alchemy

Via Food, Funerals & Mourning in the American South [...]

From Rebel Folklore to a Podcast Birthday

From Rebel Folklore to a Podcast Birthday

Via an Interview with Icy Sedgwick [...]

Copyright © 2025 Hestia's Kitchen

Folklore, Food & Fairytales
Tuesday CheeseDay
Podcast Episodes
Newsletter
About
Contact
Privacy Policy