Demonstrations

Martha Collison - Pull Up a Chair

Where:

Outer Bailey Demonstration Stage - Outer Bailey

When:

13th September 2025
12:00 pm to 12:45 pm

Martha Collison - Pull Up a Chair

The new book by bestselling author and food writer Martha Collison captures the joy of sharing food with friends and family, be it a piece of cake, a simple supper or three-course extravaganza.

Sitting and eating together offers a precious moment in our busy days when we can slow down and catch up, and with recipes that are big on flavour but with minimal fuss, Pull Up a Chair makes sharing food easier than ever.

With over 90 easy-to-follow recipes organised into eight thematic chapters, the book takes you from breakfast through to dinners, desserts, drinks and more, so you can enjoy and share delicious results without hours of effort in the kitchen. Recipes include Blueberry cheesecake pancakes, Double chocolate marmalade cookies and Maple pecan carrot cake loaf, through to Sweet potato dahl with butterbean parathas, Earl Grey roast Salmon, and Pineapple pulled pork tacos. There are even ideas for picnics, including Mushroom and wild garlic spelt tarts and Greek-style potato salad, and indulgent desserts such as Frozen tiramisu and Sweet wine peach galette.

Martha Collison is a bestselling food writer and recipe creator. In 2014, aged 17, she took part in the fifth series of The Great British Bake Off and remains the youngest ever contestant. She has since established a regular column for Waitrose Weekend, built a dedicated online following, with over 149k followers on Instagram. and was Show Chef on the Graham Norton Radio Show with Virgin Radio. She was also a finalist in the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2024 and has appeared on Saturday Kitchen. This is Martha’s third cookbook.

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