ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL – 21 SEPTEMBER. Taking part in two events. At 11 it’s “The Importance of Breakfast” with Seb Emina. At 1, the festival debate “Is Healthy Eating making us ill?” with Joanna Blythman, Shaun Hill and Laura Sandys, chaired by Nick Barnard.
ReadSUNDAY PAPERS LIVE – LONDON, 14 SEPTEMBER. Taking part in this unique day of talks and discussion starring, among others, Patrick Cockburn, Zoe Williams, Nick Davies and Simon Singh. I’m taking the food section, talking about The Virtues of the Table.
ReadA GOD-SHAPED HOLE? Podcast hosted by Mark Dowd, with Peter Stanford, Mark Vernon and myself.
ReadLOST LECTURE ON THE VIRTUES OF THE TABLE. The best short introduction to my book is this short video.
ReadThe Playable City movement can be seen as a creative response to the coldness and anonymity of the urban environment, which technology threatens to make even worse. Play is about interrupting the utilitarian efficiency of the urban environment and getting people to think about what actually makes us human.
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