{"product_id":"7th-july-7-30pm-alasdair-gill-in-conversation-with-octavia-bright-knives-and-spoons-a-chefs-story-of-kitchens-addictions-and-mayhem","title":"7th July, 7.30pm - Alasdair Gill in conversation with Octavia Bright, Knives and Spoons: A Chef's Story of Kitchens, Addictions and Mayhem","description":"\u003cheader class=\"card__header card__header--tight\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"card__header card__header--tight\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday 7th July\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, 7:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChef and writer Alasdair Gill talks to writer and broadcaster Octavia Bright about his memoir \u003cem\u003eKnives and Spoons, \u003c\/em\u003ea raw and honest look at the chaotic, and often toxic, world of professional kitchens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn insider account about the burn of the kitchen and the bite of addiction from a London chef. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom working in some of London’s most prestigious restaurants to scrubbing fat from kitchen floors, Alasdair Gill's life as a chef has been a series of exhilarating highs and harrowing lows. But so too has his private life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking readers behind the swinging kitchen doors of London's dining scene, he shows us the major contradictions in his life, from crossing paths with Anthony Bourdain and preparing dishes for the ultra wealthy to hiding in drug-fuelled kitchen dens and a wake-up call that nearly ended his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets Available:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTicket only - £15 (This \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eticket\u003c\/span\u003e 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.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTicket \u0026amp; book  (RRP £20)- £28 (To collect on the night.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":57168304537973,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket and book (to collect on the night)","offer_id":57168304570741,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781037401435.jpg?v=1778580991","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/7th-july-7-30pm-alasdair-gill-in-conversation-with-octavia-bright-knives-and-spoons-a-chefs-story-of-kitchens-addictions-and-mayhem","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}