Dame Prue Leith 

Coined by Shirley Conran in her ‘70s bestseller Superwoman, 'Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom' is a phrase that every time-poor cook can relate to. Prue Leith’s clever new cookbook identifies ‘recipes without the fuss’: recipes where a neat trick can save time, recipes where the cheat versions taste just as good as the home-made, and recipes that help avoid waste and save money. How do you cook the perfect steak? What’s the best way to dice an avocado? And what about when it just all goes terribly wrong?

And if that’s not enough we’ll also hear about the chef and TV legend’s remarkable life and work, not least the many years spent adjudicating The Great British Menu and The Great British Bake Off.

This event is generously supported by Guilt Lingerie.