Sam Bilton
@mrssbilton.bsky.social
Food Historian, Writer & Presenter of the award winning Comfortably Hungry podcast & also the A is for Apple https://linktr.ee/sambilton
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Do you like a spooky story at Christmas time? If so join me, @neilbuttery.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social at the next @serveitforthfest.bsky.social event for a Christmas Feast of the Uncanny on 11 December 2025
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Do you like a spooky story at Christmas time? If so join me, @neilbuttery.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social at the next @serveitforthfest.bsky.social event for a Christmas Feast of the Uncanny on 11 December 2025
Let there be light!
Once you’ve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambé it!
If you didn’t make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
Once you’ve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambé it!
If you didn’t make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Let there be light!
Once you’ve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambé it!
If you didn’t make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
Once you’ve made your plum pudding it seems rude not to flambé it!
If you didn’t make your pudding this weekend and would like the recipe for my Medlar Plum Pudding you can find it over on the NEW Comfortably Hungry YouTube channel (link in bio).
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Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Missed Stir Up Sunday? Never fear! I've made a short video (with recipe) on how to make a traditional plum pudding for Christmas. You can find it now on my NEW YouTube channel youtu.be/R4u3IREbWLw
Stir Up Sunday - How to make a traditional Christmas pudding
YouTube video by Comfortably Hungry Podcast with Sam Bilton
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November 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Missed Stir Up Sunday? Never fear! I've made a short video (with recipe) on how to make a traditional plum pudding for Christmas. You can find it now on my NEW YouTube channel youtu.be/R4u3IREbWLw
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✨ Dark Feasts: The Sinister Side of Festive Dining ✨
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... 🖤
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... 🖤
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
✨ Dark Feasts: The Sinister Side of Festive Dining ✨
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... 🖤
Join me on 6 December 2025 at 3:30 pm for a talk with London Month of the Dead on the darker palate of festive food and how Christmas eating can slip into ritual, memory, unease & the uncanny.
Tickets: londonmonthofthedead.com/gothicdinner... 🖤
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A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live!
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Shakespearean Food & Drink with Sam Bilton
Podcast Episode · The British Food History Podcast · 05/11/2025 · 42m
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November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live!
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Shakespearean Food & Drink with @mrssbilton.bsky.social
Sam’s beautiful book Much Ado About Cooking published by Headline and commissioned by The Globe is out now!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
In this week’s podcast episode I look at some of the less well known foods mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays namely sack, medlars and Banbury cheese.
Joining me are Victoria González-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
Joining me are Victoria González-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
In this week’s podcast episode I look at some of the less well known foods mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays namely sack, medlars and Banbury cheese.
Joining me are Victoria González-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
Joining me are Victoria González-Gordon from Gonzalez Byass wines, Jane Steward of Eastgate larder and Ned Palmer of cheese tasting Co
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@mrssbilton.bsky.social’s ‘Much ado about cooking’ publication is taking centre stage in my collection of #Shakespeare related #cookery and #food #books! Love it!
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
@mrssbilton.bsky.social’s ‘Much ado about cooking’ publication is taking centre stage in my collection of #Shakespeare related #cookery and #food #books! Love it!
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A confectioner remakes his dead wife in sugar, perfect and edible, then serves her to others. Obsession never tasted so horrific.
🍬 #AScareADay #SweetSubtleties
@romgothsam.bsky.social #LisaLHannett
Listen to it here:
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🍬 #AScareADay #SweetSubtleties
@romgothsam.bsky.social #LisaLHannett
Listen to it here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_12b/
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A confectioner remakes his dead wife in sugar, perfect and edible, then serves her to others. Obsession never tasted so horrific.
🍬 #AScareADay #SweetSubtleties
@romgothsam.bsky.social #LisaLHannett
Listen to it here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_12b/
🍬 #AScareADay #SweetSubtleties
@romgothsam.bsky.social #LisaLHannett
Listen to it here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_12_12b/
October 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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And that's a wrap for the inaugural Serve It Forth Food History Festival! A day of food history talks, video recipes and cocktails with some amazing guests and my lovely co-hosts @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And that's a wrap for the inaugural Serve It Forth Food History Festival! A day of food history talks, video recipes and cocktails with some amazing guests and my lovely co-hosts @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @mrssbilton.bsky.social
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The dust has begun to settle on the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social and what a day it was.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and for your kind words @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I are so glad you enjoyed the day.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and for your kind words @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I are so glad you enjoyed the day.
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The dust has begun to settle on the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social and what a day it was.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and for your kind words @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I are so glad you enjoyed the day.
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and for your kind words @mrssbilton.bsky.social @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and I are so glad you enjoyed the day.
In this instalment of the food & Shakespeare mini series I explore how food (or lack of it) is used to punish characters with Professor Sheila T Cavanagh.
We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify women’s behaviour. Link in bio.
We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify women’s behaviour. Link in bio.
October 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
In this instalment of the food & Shakespeare mini series I explore how food (or lack of it) is used to punish characters with Professor Sheila T Cavanagh.
We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify women’s behaviour. Link in bio.
We discuss leeks, cannibalistic pies & the withholding of nourishment to help modify women’s behaviour. Link in bio.
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Two week till this!
Book yer tickets!
It's online so you can watch from wherever you are in the world!
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
#foodhistory
#foodfestival
#historyoffood
With @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social @neilbuttery.bsky.social
Book yer tickets!
It's online so you can watch from wherever you are in the world!
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
#foodhistory
#foodfestival
#historyoffood
With @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social @neilbuttery.bsky.social
Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025
Join us for Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025 for a fantastic day of discussion, chat and learning about food history and traditions
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October 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Two week till this!
Book yer tickets!
It's online so you can watch from wherever you are in the world!
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
#foodhistory
#foodfestival
#historyoffood
With @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social @neilbuttery.bsky.social
Book yer tickets!
It's online so you can watch from wherever you are in the world!
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
#foodhistory
#foodfestival
#historyoffood
With @alessandrapino.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social @neilbuttery.bsky.social
Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeare’s day?
In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.
Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.
Link to this episode is in the bio.
In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.
Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.
Link to this episode is in the bio.
October 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeare’s day?
In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.
Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.
Link to this episode is in the bio.
In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.
Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.
Link to this episode is in the bio.
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Serve it Forth Food Festival, course no4:
With @mrssbilton.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWh...
#foodhistory #food #festival
#history #tudor #Shakespeare #falstaff #serveitforth #eventbrite #ticketsavailable
With @mrssbilton.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWh...
#foodhistory #food #festival
#history #tudor #Shakespeare #falstaff #serveitforth #eventbrite #ticketsavailable
Serve It Forth - Fourth Course: Gourmand or Glutton? Feeding Falstaff #foodhistory #serveitforth
YouTube video by Serve It Forth
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September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Serve it Forth Food Festival, course no4:
With @mrssbilton.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWh...
#foodhistory #food #festival
#history #tudor #Shakespeare #falstaff #serveitforth #eventbrite #ticketsavailable
With @mrssbilton.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsWh...
#foodhistory #food #festival
#history #tudor #Shakespeare #falstaff #serveitforth #eventbrite #ticketsavailable
Coconut scones with courgette & lime marmalade ‘cos there’s always time for tea!
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Coconut scones with courgette & lime marmalade ‘cos there’s always time for tea!
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It's a month & a day until the Serve it Forth Food History Festival, sponsored by @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social & @steenbergs.bsky.social
It's online & tickets are £16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!
More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
It's online & tickets are £16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!
More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
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September 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It's a month & a day until the Serve it Forth Food History Festival, sponsored by @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social & @steenbergs.bsky.social
It's online & tickets are £16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!
More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
It's online & tickets are £16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!
More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
Reposted by Sam Bilton
In case you've missed it, I have a new episode, about the Serve It Forth Food history fest. Four food historians!
@mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social
joined me to chat about food disasters, myths & our origin stories!
open.spotify.com/episode/7mpz...
@mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social
joined me to chat about food disasters, myths & our origin stories!
open.spotify.com/episode/7mpz...
Serve it Forth: A Day in Life of Food Historians
open.spotify.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
In case you've missed it, I have a new episode, about the Serve It Forth Food history fest. Four food historians!
@mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social
joined me to chat about food disasters, myths & our origin stories!
open.spotify.com/episode/7mpz...
@mrssbilton.bsky.social @alessandrapino.bsky.social and @neilbuttery.bsky.social
joined me to chat about food disasters, myths & our origin stories!
open.spotify.com/episode/7mpz...
Reposted by Sam Bilton
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We’re revealing the ‘courses’ for the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social in reverse order. Here’s what I have planned.
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We’re revealing the ‘courses’ for the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social in reverse order. Here’s what I have planned.
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
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🎉 Something delicious is coming… I’m @alessandrapino.bsky.social & proud to host the first Serve It Forth: A Food History Festival on 18 Oct 2025 wt @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social 🍽️
Tickets in bio 🎟️@serveitforthfest.bsky.social
#ServeItForth 👻📚🥖
Tickets in bio 🎟️@serveitforthfest.bsky.social
#ServeItForth 👻📚🥖
August 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
🎉 Something delicious is coming… I’m @alessandrapino.bsky.social & proud to host the first Serve It Forth: A Food History Festival on 18 Oct 2025 wt @neilbuttery.bsky.social @mrssbilton.bsky.social & @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social 🍽️
Tickets in bio 🎟️@serveitforthfest.bsky.social
#ServeItForth 👻📚🥖
Tickets in bio 🎟️@serveitforthfest.bsky.social
#ServeItForth 👻📚🥖
@serveitforthfest.bsky.social is a new online food history festival happening on Saturday 18 October 2025. Early bird tickets are now on sale with 25% off.
Be there or be square!
#serveitforthfest
#foodhistory
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
Be there or be square!
#serveitforthfest
#foodhistory
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
@serveitforthfest.bsky.social is a new online food history festival happening on Saturday 18 October 2025. Early bird tickets are now on sale with 25% off.
Be there or be square!
#serveitforthfest
#foodhistory
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
Be there or be square!
#serveitforthfest
#foodhistory
@deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
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Join me, @mrssbilton.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social for a day food history festivities!
18th of October, online!
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social for a day food history festivities!
18th of October, online!
🥣 Serve It Forth: Food History Festival
Join us online 18 October 2025 for a slice of food history- talks, tastings, and tantalising tales from the past.
🎟️ Get your tickets now:
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
🔗 More info in bio. #FoodHistory #ServeItForth #OnlineFestival
Join us online 18 October 2025 for a slice of food history- talks, tastings, and tantalising tales from the past.
🎟️ Get your tickets now:
www.eventbrite.com/e/serve-it-f...
🔗 More info in bio. #FoodHistory #ServeItForth #OnlineFestival
July 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Join me, @mrssbilton.bsky.social
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social for a day food history festivities!
18th of October, online!
@alessandrapino.bsky.social
@neilbuttery.bsky.social for a day food history festivities!
18th of October, online!
Excited to be part of the team organising the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social taking place on 18 October 2025. Take a look at the website for further details! serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info
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July 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Excited to be part of the team organising the first @serveitforthfest.bsky.social taking place on 18 October 2025. Take a look at the website for further details! serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info