Oh the Things You Can Find in a Pie! Dinner

12/03/26

At the Oh the Things You Can Find in a Pie! Dinner there was a reading from Charlotte Birnbaum’s Book ‘Pies, Pâtés, and Pastries: Secrets Old and New of the Art of Cooking’ and a pie of Chicken, Leek and Potato was shared.

Dishes served

Chicken, Leek and Potato Pie with English Mustard
Buttered Spring Greens

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Pies, Pâtés, and Pastries: Secrets Old and New of the Art of Cooking, Charlotte Birnbaum

Guests were welcomed with readings from Pies, Pâtés, and Pastries: Secrets Old and New of the Art of Cooking, exploring medieval traditions of creating elaborate pie displays that concealed people or surprises inside.

We then shared a chicken, leek, and potato pie, continuing the conversation around spectacle, illusion, and the history of pies.