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September 2023: I am giddy with happiness and deeply honoured that The Nutmeg Trail won a Guild of Food Writers Award for best ‘International or Regional Cookbook’ 2023.

September 2023: Join me on September 13th for an online lecture for The Smithsonian. We’ll be talking garlic…

Few ingredients appear in as many recipes or skip across international cuisines so lightly. Garlic cloves invigorate dishes with their raw, pungent bite or, once softened by cooking, their mellow sweetness. Its power isn’t limited to the kitchen: Garlic repels vampires, snakes, and evil spirits, and has through the ages been decried by various world religions.

July 2023: The Nutmeg Trail is a finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2023.

The Art of Spicing with Eleanor Ford

22nd July 2023, 2-4pm

I will be sharing all my tips and tricks on using spices to best effect. What do grades of spices mean? Why toast them? Should you temper, or grind, or even smoke? With tastings, we will explore spices’ flavour profiles and how to blend and layer them to make memorable dishes.

April 2023: Given the strength of the Art of Eating prize long list 2023, I am honoured to be in contention with The Nutmeg Trail.

April 2023: On April 26th, I am giving a lecture for The Smithsonian about black peppercorns and other peppery friends.

This is a virtual programme so join me from anywhere in the world.

March 2023: I am so thrilled that the North American edition of The Nutmeg Trail has been shortlisted for the Foreword Indies Book of the Year awards 2022!

February 2023: Joining Petty Elliot’s panel discussion on ‘Spice Connection’ and the way spice has informed Indonesian cuisine. A lively event and dinner at London’s Indonesian Embassy.

February 2023: Muskat, Zimt und Kardamom was recongined at the ITB Berlin BuchAwards. These celebrate titles from Germany and abroad, which honour outstanding journalistic achievements.

February 2023: On February 8th, I am giving a lecture for The Smithsonian all about ginger. We’ll explore the history, lore, science and flavor, then turn to the kitchen to put the spice to best use.

This is a virtual programme so join me from anywhere in the world.

November 2022: The Nutmeg Trail is a double winner!

The Gourmand Awards showcase the best resources of international food and drink culture. This year the awards received over 100,000 entries from 230 countries.

October 2022: German edition of The Nutmeg Trail is out now!

October 2022: I am delighted that Susan Low for The Independent chose The Nutmeg Trail as one of the best books for world food writing.

“It is an ambitious book, and a deliciously successful one”

October 2022: ‘The Nutmeg Trail’ took over Daffodil Restaurant for lunch and conversation. I joined Dishoom co-founder, Shamil Thakrar, on stage to discuss spice, power, empire, dominion, infatuation and lust… We ate a 14th century Venetian recipe of almond milk chicken followed by perfumed roast figs.

September 2022: Join me for a two-part lecture series on the world of spice. Hosted by Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y.

6th and 13th September 2022

July 2022: I am giving a lecture for the Smithsonian Associates on The Spice Routes: Culture and Cuisine.

It is part of their streaming program so you can join from your home, anywhere in the world, as we dive into how centuries of international trade have influenced both how we eat and who we are. Wednesday July 20, 12pm - 1.30pm ET

June 2022: All June, members of the Great British Chefs cookbook club have been cooking up a storm from The Nutmeg Trail. It has been an utter delight to see so many kitchens filled with spice! Here is a dish made by one talented member, Susannah Day, who has been working her way through the book. If you are weighing up whether to buy yet another cookbook, do look at the club’s Facebook page to see what cooks actually think about the recipes they’ve tried. I have been very touched by all the feedback.

June 2022: I returned to Hove’s fabulous independent cookbook shop, CookBookBake, for an evening talk and tasting. We worked our way through a library of spices, smelling their aromas and testing a recipe to put spices to their best use in the kitchen.

May 2022: I have spoken on a delightful panoply of podcasts and radio about the world of spice and my new book, The Nutmeg Trail. These have included: Cooking the Books with Gilly Smith, Monocle: The Menu, Olive Podcast, Good Food for KCRW, and On the Menu.

Publisher Weekly Starred Review!

May 2022: Read it here

May 2022: Newsflash! The US edition of The Nutmeg Trail (Apollo Books) is highlighted in Florence Fabricant’s Front Burner column where she recommends what’s new and interesting in the food world.

May 2022: To my friends in America, an edition of my new book, The Nutmeg Trail, is coming your way on May 4th. It has a slightly different cover, spicy in both color and content! Inside you’ll find the same mix of recipes and stories delving into the history and flavours of spice.

Description goes hereJanuary 2022: I am so excited to share my new book with you! The Nutmeg Trail will be out in April and I can finally reveal this cover that makes me happy every time I look at it.

November 2021: At Jakarta Content Week, I will be on a panel with Lara Lee, Petty Elliot and Janice Gabriel as part of the 2021 LitBite programme.

March 2021: This summer there will be a new Samarkand edition released, with a zippy new cover for the US market.