The Master, Virginia Bond reflects on her first six months in office
Considering the Livery’s fondness for fellowship and fine dining it is surprising that a visit to one of the world’s most historic industrial kitchens, which was engaged in feeding one of Britains most famous gourmands, had not been organised before. Freeman Wendy Hardiman-Evans describes how the gap was filled.
An example of HIS-story - written by men, for men about men…?
The spiritual gulf between Russia and the west was underscored recently by one of the City of London’s great set pieces – the United Guilds Service.
Liveryman Colonel Nigel Shepherd, who oversees food research and development for the Ministry of Defence, examines the importance of proper feeding.
It is a tale told around the Livery equivalent of camp fires every year. As with all history the interpretation of the story of the City and Northern Ireland shifts with time but the grievance is always there.
Jo-An Price, the wife of Past Master Graham Price, charts the journey that has enabled the Cooks to join the 20th century – if not quite the 21st
Arise again DL Paul Past Master Paul Herbage, who was recently presented with the Order of St John for his work with St John Ambulance has added another gong to his distinguished career. Paul, who is now the Company Almoner following the death of Alan Fairbrass, has been appointed as a Representative Deputy Lieutenant for … Continue reading "News Bites"
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Alan Fairbrass was perhaps more of a gastronome than a chef but he hankered after producing a legacy cookbook for two – something that is not easy to find among the bookshelves of glossy culinary tomes.
During his time as Company Almoner Alan Fairbrass had a sure-fire answer to any of the personal upsets that required his attendance – a bottle of champagne.
Retired Liveryman General Sir Geoffrey Howlett found himself at the centre of one of the most controversial events of the Northern Ireland conflict – the Bloody Sunday shooting in 1971 when ten people including a priest were were killed.
Edmund – Teddy – was born to Edwin and Muriel Horne in 1935 in Hounslow, Middlesex, the oldest of three brothers.
Kate Wadmore’s mother Janet was an excellent cook, in both the culinary sense of the word and in the support that she gave to this Company
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