Slow Food Sunday - Jake McQueen
2025-09-07 13:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
Jake McQueen offers a menu inspired by Levantine and Middle Eastern fire cooking incorporating open-fire, ember and grill techniques. Read more below. Please assist us by notifying of any allergies/dietary requirements in the notes on your booking or by emailing michael@food-library.co.uk
Menu (subject to change)
Main Course
Whole Fire-Roasted Lamb – Slow-roasted over open flames, marinated in spices, garlic, and yogurt, basted with pomegranate molasses and served with flatbreads and a spiced lamb sauce.
Sharing Dishes & Sides
Charred Aubergine & Tahini Dip – Smoked aubergine mashed with garlic, lemon, tahini, and olive oil, topped with pomegranate seeds and served with fire-grilled flatbreads.
Smoky Lamb Fat Potatoes – Baby potatoes cooked in lamb fat and herbs over embers, finished with Aleppo pepper and sumac.
Grilled Za’atar Halloumi & Honey – Fire-grilled halloumi cheese, drizzled with orange blossom honey and sprinkled with za’atar and toasted sesame seeds.
Burnt Carrots & Labneh – Wood-fired carrots with cumin and coriander seeds, served over a whipped garlic labneh, drizzled with date molasses, and topped with pistachios.
Flame-Grilled Tomato & Herb Salad – Charred heirloom tomatoes tossed with fresh mint, parsley, and sumac dressing, finished with crumbled feta.
Slow Food Sundays

Slow Food Sunday - Davide Occhiuzzi
2025-08-31 13:00 - 15:30 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
Take a deep dive into Italian Sundays, Abruzzo style with Head Chef Davide Occhiuzzi of La Trattoria, Northampton. Read more below or view the menu and book here.
Please assist us by notifying of any allergies/dietary requirements in the notes on your booking or by emailing michael@food-library.co.uk
Menu (subject to change)
Starter
Bruschetta with Homemade basil pesto , stracciatella, confit tomato , Parmesan crisps .
Pasta
Two Ways:
1/2 courgette and prawns lasagna
1/2 mushrooms and Abruzzo truffle risotto
Main
Chicken cacciatora with mix olives and rosemary .
Roasted potatoes , spinach
Dessert
Tiramisu
Coffee , biscuits and home made digestives
Homemade Liqueurs
Limoncello
Chocolate
Genziana
Liquorice
Slow Food Sundays

How to Cook with Fire
2025-08-30 10:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:30, 2025-03-22 10:00 - 16:30 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
How To Cook With Fire Ticket

Dining Club
2025-08-23 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-07-05 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-05-24 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-03-15 17:30 - 22:30, 2025-02-15 17:30 - 22:30, 2024-11-23 17:30 - 22:30, 2024-10-19 17:00 - 22:30 | The Food Library, Email Michael for location details
Dining Club Ticket

How-to Make Zero Waste Cheese
2025-08-16 10:30 - 13:30, 2025-08-15 10:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-12 10:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-11 10:30 - 13:30 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
How to Make Zero Waste Cheese

Slow Food Sunday - Robin Popham
2025-08-03 13:30 - 15:30 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
Chef Robin Popham of Create Terroir cooks traditionally by fire, for a real roast dinner to remember. View the menu here.
Book below. Please assist us by notifying of any allergies/dietary requirements in the notes on your booking or by emailing michael@food-library.co.uk

Slow Food Sundays

Slow Food Sunday - Michael Mayhew
2025-07-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
A journey of gastronomic inspirations. Michael Mayhew of the Food Library heads into the books on our Food Library shelves and gets inspired by the global possibilities & potential of what to eat on a Sunday. View the menu here.
Book below. Please assist us by notifying of any allergies/dietary requirements in the notes on your booking or by emailing michael@food-library.co.uk
Slow Food Sundays

Food Library Summer Solstice Residential
2025-06-20 16:00 - 2025-06-22 11:00 | Hideaway Wood Farm, A45 London Road, Dodford, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN7 4SR
Summer Solstice Residential

Dining Club
2025-04-26 17:30 - 22:30

How to Ferment + Lunch
2025-04-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
2 Day Forage & Ferment Ticket

How to Forage + Lunch
2025-04-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ

How-to Grow Food
2024-12-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
How To Grow Food Ticket

Food Hall Social
2024-11-30 12:00 - 18:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
The Food Library will be joined by local food and drinks producer friends to bring another hotly anticipated Food Hall in time for the festive season.
Join us for stalls, hot food, open bar, raffle and more….

Cottesbrooke Christmas Fair
2024-11-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Cottesbrook Village Hall, 17 Station Rd, Cottesbrooke, Northampton, NN6 8PD, United Kingdom
The Food Library will be hosting a stall full of our delicious preserves in time for the festive season at the Cottesbrooke Village Christmas Fair, from 10-3pm on Sunday 17th November.
The village hall is located at 17 Station Rd, Cottesbrooke, Northampton NN6 8PD.We hope to see you at this delightful event!

How-to Ferment
2024-11-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
1 Day Forage or Ferment Ticket

Workshop Eats Forage
2024-11-09 13:30 - 15:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
Workshop Eats – Meal Only

How-to Forage Late Autumn
2024-11-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Workshop for Sustainability, Cecil Road, Northampton, NN2 6PQ
