London Walks

A foretaste of Ann's Foodies London in the City – Biscuits & Banquets walk.

Was tempted to title this short and tasty one, "A dad (London Walks guide Andy) and his boys at Christmas..." London Walks Guide Andy helps young'uns Milo and Joe make some Christmas biscuits... And let you in on a secret – the recipe has come from London Walks Foodies Walks specialist, Ann. Wonderful, Christmassy, spicy smells... Yummy...

This one's – well – a feast. It's by Ann of course. Ann's the London Walks Chef Supreme in matters culinary. She's created a new Christmas Foodies walk. This podcast is a "tasting." Everything from what King John ordered for his Christmas din dins in the early 13th century to what a 19th-century French visitor thought of our Christmas pudding (surely it won't come as a surprise to learn that he did not approve). And– this also goes without saying – this one, like all of Ann's, is whipped up, cooked and served up to perfection. She did this professionally for the BBC for many years and we, all of us, get the benefit of those years of experience and expertise. Eating Christmas – Ann's new Christmas Foodies walk – goes at 10.45 am on the following December 2020 dates: Saturday, December 12th; Wednesday, December 16th; and Tuesday, December 22nd. Meet Ann just outside Exit 3 (by the Wellington statue) of Bank Underground Station. Victory Lap Pronouncement:  the tour's worth the price of admission just to find out what an Alderman in His Chains of Office was/is. Or, for that matter, just how indebted we are to an enterprising 16th century Yorkshireman, a true visionary if there ever was one! Like what you hear? Why not join Ann on one of her food tours?  

A culinary and historical feast, this will have you skipping like the high hills. To say nothing of salivating and gorging. Well, not gorging on the rats or perhaps the 16000 tons of half-inch thick biscuits. But pretty much everything else on the menu. Ranging from tea of course ("nothing defined the British like a good cup of tea – you can't take the tea out of our history") to Peach Melba to wolf thigh to Newts Thighs Aurora to 5-course meals in the field for officers to Twiglets, etc. etc. In the leading role, the King of Chefs and Chef of Kings. In supporting roles:  three heavily laden camels trekking across the desert – Albert's death mask  – Biscuit Town – a wedding present – a silver knife – the Franco-Prussian War – rats were on sale – Paris Zoo inmates  – garnish for Casserole Cat  - the Savoy  – Britsh Navy – the West Indies – as good as rabbits – sugar cane, etc. etc. A taste, in short, of the kind of thing Ann serves up on her brilliant Foodies' London walks. I'd only add that nobody does this better than Ann. Supremely professional, she's the gold standard. Why is she so good at this? Well, 20 years' experience as a BBC journalist might have something to do with it. Experience and expertise you know, those two words are cognate. The one follows from the other.