Niki Segnit, author of the hugely popular and highly informative The Flavour Thesaurus shares the joy of culinary journeys in this palate-tantalising talk.

About The Flavour Thesaurus
Niki Segnit was inspired to write The Flavour Thesaurus when she noticed how dependent she was on recipes.  As she says:  “Following the instructions in a recipe is like parroting pre-formed sentences from a phrasebook.  Forming an understanding of how flavours work together, on the other hand, is like learning the language; it allows you to express yourself freely, to improvise, to find appropriate substitutions for ingredients, to cook a dish the way you fancy cooking it.”  

The result is a compendium of flavour pairings which offers endless diversion and inspiration.  In this lively, easy to follow and exceptionally enjoyable book, Niki Segnit takes 99 popular ingredients and explores the ways they might be combined in the kitchen.

‘An original and inspiring resource’ Heston Blumenthal
‘Intriguing, surprising and remarkably useful’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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Niki Segnit had not so much as peeled a potato until her early twenties when, almost by accident, she discovered that she loved cooking. Much as she enjoys haute cuisine, she’s not likely to attempt to reproduce it at home, preferring to experiment with recipes from domestic kitchens abroad. Her background is in marketing, specialising in food and drink, and she has worked with many famous brands of confectionery, snacks, baby foods, condiments, dairy products, hard liquors and soft drinks for companies such as Unilever, KP, Lindt, Diageo, Coca-Cola and Cadbury. She lives in central London with her husband.

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Author Event
Niki Segnit
Thurs, 20 Jan, 7pm

Entrance Fee: £5
Concession: £3**
** Students, retirees and unemployed
Note: Entrance fee includes a glass of wine and ticket is redeemable for a £2 off purchase of the author's book