{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F351610f1-ef88-4f45-839a-e4b8eb8af6e0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The British Cook Book with Ben Mervis","description":"Neil talks to food writer, journal editor and now author of The British Cook Book, Ben Mervis, published by Phaidon on 22 September in the UK and 8 October the rest of the world. It\u2019s quite possibly the most comprehensive book on British cooking ever published, so Neil just had to get him on.\n\n\n\nThey talk about just how one goes about writing a book with 550 recipes in it, and on what grounds should a recipe be included or excluded: delicacies such as sweet goose blood tart, and guga being cases in point. Tradition and innovation, the importance of women, and their writing, in compiling the book, the cultural significance of dippy egg and soldiers, amongst several other things.\n\nThe British Cook Book is available from all bookshops including Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Cookbook-authentic-Scotland-Northern/dp/1838665285\n\nYou can order the book on Phaidon\u2019s website: https://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/the-british-cookbook-9781838665289/\n\n\n\nFind out more about Ben\u2019s magazine, Fare here: https://www.faremag.com/ \n\n\n\nFollow Fare on social media: Twitter @FareMagazine; Insta @faremag\n\n\n\nFollow Ben on social media: Twitter @bmervis; Insta @benmervis\n\n \n\n\n\nNeil\u2019s recent podcast appearances:\n\n\n\nThe Lubber\u2019s Hole: https://lubbershole.podbean.com/e/ep-118-the-nutmeg-of-consolation-part-7-neil-buttery/\n\n\n\nBread and Thread: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0w2FvkdlcsE3YzFOzOzYjm?si=05e666e14ad04db0\n\n\n\n \n\nNeil\u2019s book A Dark History of Sugar is available now from all bookshops as well as from the publisher Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-Dark-History-of-Sugar-Hardback/p/20481 \n\n\n\nIf you want to buy a signed copy directly from Neil for \u00a318 + postage (\u00a32.85 if within the UK, the going rate if outside!). Contact him via email or social media if you fancy it (see below).\n\n \n\n\n\nAlso, don\u2019t forget if you have any questions or queries about today\u2019s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email Neil at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or find me on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram dr_neil_buttery my DMs are open.\n\n \n\n\n\nIf you like my blog posts and podcast episodes, please consider a monthly subscription or buying me a virtual coffee or a pint? Go to https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/ for more details.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fed1a953-21d2-4620-b888-097779395038/0rxKHK1EIlJan8tTVv4VzBtf.jpg"}