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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 Telegraph Festival media partner University of Oxford European Union Supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the UK Cultural Relations Platform Supporter of the festival's Voices of Europe programme Bodleian Libraries Festival cultural partner Oxford Martin School Festival ideas partner Oxford Mathematics Spanish Embassy The Spanish Embassy: supporters of the programme of Spanish literature and culture Cervantes Institute, London The Cervantes Institute, London Blackwell’s Festival on-site and online bookseller Symington Wines of the Douro Valley Compassion in World Farming Pasture to Plate Oxford Business College Where learning meets opportunity: education partners of the festival Old Bank Hotel Five-star hotel partners of The Oxford Collection Old Parsonage Hotel Five-star hotel partners of The Oxford Collection Oxford Brookes University Oxford International Centre for Publishing Critchleys Accountants to the festival Confucius Institute Voltaire Foundation Felicity Bryan Associates Goldmoney Properties Princeton University Press Prestige publishing partner. Celebrating 25 years in Europe in 2024 Oxford University Department for Continuing Education Jewish Book Week Partner of Oxford Literary Festival Jim Mellon Miles Young Tim and Marion Stevenson Martin and Elise Becket Smith Ian and Carol Sellars David Isaac Mary and Cecil Quillen Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Other donors Yale University Press London New College New College founded 1379 Exeter College Exeter College: college home of the festival. Founded 1314 Worcester College Worcester College founded 1714 Lincoln College Lincoln College founded 1427 Trinity College Trinity College founded 1555 Magdalen College Magdalen College founded 1458 Reuben College Reuben College founded in 2019 Pusey House Founded 1884 Brasenose College Brasenose College founded in 1512 New Dutch Writing Human Ecology Project MACROVegan Bear Ram Elk Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design Racalia Olive Oil Olive oil from Sicily Paul Bloomfield Ltd University of Oxford Alumni Office Alumni Office The Sheldonian Theatre Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Oxford University Images Oxford University Images CAV Oxford The Litmus Partnership Schoolreaders Windrush Group The Oxford Times BBC Radio Oxford Local radio partner Conference Oxford Ox in a Box OX magazine