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Felicity Bryan Tribute Conversation: Cook and Share

Mary Berry Interviewed by James Naughtie

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

6:00pm

1 hour

Sheldonian Theatre

£7 - £15

One of Britain’s best-loved cookery writers and broadcasters Dame Mary Berry talks about her latest book, Cook and Share, and about her life, work and mission to get everyone baking and cooking at home, in the festival’s annual Felicity Bryan Tribute Conversation.

Berry trained at the Cordon Bleu in Paris and Bath School of Home Economics and became cookery editor of Housewife magazine and then Ideal Home magazine in the 1960s. She first appeared on the television in the early 1970s with Judith Chalmers in Afternoon Plus. Berry has since gone on to become a household name through many subsequent television series and her writing. She has been a judge on The Great British Bake Off, The Junior Bake Off, Comic Relief Bake Off and Sports Relief Bake Off. Her recent television series include Mary Berry Love to Cook, Mary Berry Cooks, Foolproof Cooking, Mary Berry’s Classic, Mary Berry’s Quick Cooking, and Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts.

Her latest book, Cook and Share, ties in with her newest series of the same name for the BBC, which aired in the autumn. It includes more than 100 of her favourite dishes to share with the ones we love, brunch recipes including brioche with avocado, spinach and bacon, indulgent mac and cheese with smoked haddock and her ultimate chocolate brownie.

Felicity Bryan founded the Oxford independent literary agency, Felicity Bryan Associates, in 1988. Bryan died in 2020. She was a popular figure in literary circles and a great supporter of the Oxford Literary Festival. Berry is one of Felicity Bryan Associates’ authors. Here she talks to journalist and writer James Naughtie, who is also one of the agency’s authors.

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The Feathers Hotel Woodstock festival hotel The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels Sponsor of the festival crime fiction programme Blackwell’s Festival on-site and online bookseller International Literary Properties Supporters of the festival green room The Dorchester Hotels Collection Festival London hotel partner Italian Embassy Supporter of Italian programme Republic of Panama Event generously supported by Republic of Panama Cervantes Institute, London Spanish Embassy Event generously supported by the Spanish Embassy Oxford Martin School Festival ideas partner Bodleian Libraries Festival cultural partner Owen Mumford Supporter of programme of science and medicine and annual science and innovation award BBC World Service International radio partner Cultural Relations Platform Supporter of the festival's Voices of Europe programme European Union Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom Netflix University of Oxford FT Weekend Title partner Marlene Hauser Mary and Cecil Quillen Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Jill Dunsmore David Isaac Carole and John Allen Lucian Hudson Pank Koria CEO of Project People Masumi and Jonathan Dobson Miles Young Emily Rose and James Marrow Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture George Warren Lady Hatch Patron donor for the programme of Irish literature and culture John Roberts Trinity College Trinity College St Cross College St Cross College Lincoln College Lincoln College Worcester College Worcester College New College Exeter College Exeter College: college home of the festival Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies British Academy Royal Academy of Arts Project People Institute of Hospitality Thje Menu Partners Foodbuy Jewish Book Week Partner of Jewish programme Bantam Doubleday Doubleday Transworld TORVA Books which change you, your mind, your world Princeton University Press Prestige publishing partner Symington Wines of the Douro Valley Compassion in World Farming Pasture to Plate Oxford Brookes University Oxford University Images Oxford University Images The Sheldonian Theatre Critchleys Accountants to the festival CAV Oxford Felicity Bryan Associates Conference Oxford Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies University of Oxford Alumni Office Alumni Office Paul Bloomfield Ltd Bear Ram Elk Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design BBC Radio Oxford Local radio partner The Oxford Times Regional media partner Racalia Olive Oil Olive oil from Sicily Schoolreaders The Litmus Partnership K T Bruce Photography K T Bruce Photography Ox in a Box OX magazine Siren Communications Siren Communications - corporate consultants Chêne Bleu Wines of Provence The Wild Geese James Currey Society Pusey House Confucius Institute Literature Ireland Flip through Flanders