29th July, 7:30pm - Claire Thomson, Dear Grace

Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP

Claire Thomson is a chef, food writer and constant source of family cooking inspiration to her Instagram followers @5oclockapron.  She also has a podcast of the same name where she chats and chops with people from other professions about what they cook for dinner.

Dear Grace is a book that will really resonate with parents whose children are leaving home for university or moving out for the first time.  

About the book:

“Get two copies, one for your child to cook from when they leave home, and one for you to have a weep with when they do” Phillipa Perry

A mother’s recipes and her daughter’s first kitchen adventures away from home. 

Dear Grace is a warm and wise cookbook written by chef and award-winning food writer Claire Thomson for her daughter as she leaves home for university – one for parents to read, and their soon to be adult children to cook from. Claire began addressing Instagram posts to Grace, each pairing heartfelt advice and reminiscences with a recipe to cook and why it would fit the bill, hundreds of miles away from home.

This struck a chord with parents everywhere experiencing similar emotional highs and lows as they sent their children off into adult life. Including the chapters: Legacy Recipes, Cooking on a Budget, All Back to Mine – Late Night Food, Flatshare Feasts, Faster than Fast Food and Sweet Tooth – these are simple, accessible recipes for cooking nutritious food on a budget.

Through memories and stories of family and food, Claire perfectly captures the bittersweet moment of watching your child begin their independent life – and the comfort of knowing they can feed themselves and their friends with confidence and creativity.

Tickets Available:

Ticket only - £15 (This ticket does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)

Ticket & book  (RRP £24) - £30 (To collect on the night.)