{"title": "Ella Risbridger", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Backstory", "address": "Balham High Road 71, SW12 9AP London", "price": "£15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://backstory.london/collections/all", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking", "literature"], "description": "An evening book event at Backstory, a shop on Balham High Road, where Ella Risbridger talks about her latest book, The Kitchen Book. She has also written The Dinner Table and Midnight Chicken. The book is about home cooking that is beautiful, useful and delicious, with recipes for real life such as no-knife potato curry, cumin lamb ragù and sticky lemon cake, from quick weekday ideas to parties and planning ahead. 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