A Taste of Shetland’s Past: 100 Years of Northern Cooking - Ticket

A Taste of Shetland’s Past: 100 Years of Northern Cooking - Ticket

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Margaret B. Stout's beloved Shetland cookbook recently turned 100. 

Join A Taste of Shetland for an evening of heritage food, storytelling and film and music, celebrating its centenary and legacy.

The evening is hosted and compered by Claire White, and runs until 9:00pm at Shetland Museum and Archives' auditorium with tastings in an adjacent space.

Your ticket includes:

8 o' clocks / tea and tabnabs.
A glimpse into the life of Margaret B. Stout herself, with compere Claire White and Mary Andreas (one of our Directors and a relative of Stout) speaking about the woman behind the book.
An exploration of Shetland's farming heritage and agricultural traditions that shaped island food culture by local historian James Tait.
Two short heritage films exploring Shetland's food past.
Tastings of historic Shetland recipes prepared on the day (sassermaet, bannocks, and stap and krappin) with a then-and-now comparison showing how these dishes have evolved.
A live Q&A with James and the evening's food makers.

Guests will be split into two groups for the tasting session.  Your group will be confirmed on arrival. All guests will experience all elements of the evening.
NOTE:  No physical tickets are needed, we will have a list of names at the door.