{"title": "Ella Risbridger: The Kitchen Book", "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", "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. There is a ticket-only option and a ticket with a copy of the book to collect on the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ella-risbridger-the-kitchen-book-40988/", "official_url": "https://backstory.london/products/2nd-november-7-30pm-ella-risbridger-the-kitchen-book", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9c476ad6fb19e89a109d1ab6492b925fe6ed866ddb7f625dd044a672b617b263-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Backstory", "address": "Balham High Road 71, SW12 9AP London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Cubitt House eats with series V – Sabrina Ghayour", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Grazing Goat", "address": "New Quebec Street 6, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/mediterranean", "literature"], "description": "Cubitt House Eats With is a series of chef-led feasts at Cubitt House pubs, and this evening closes the year's series with a Mediterranean-inspired dinner. 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One Pot.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/cubitt-house-eats-with-series-v-sabrina-ghayour-43186/", "official_url": "https://www.cubitthouse.co.uk/event/cubitt-house-eats-with-series-v-sabrina-ghayour/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Isabel", "start": "2026-11-14T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Bonnington Cafe", "address": "Vauxhall Grove 11, SW8 1TD London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/vegetarian"], "description": "Isabel is an evening of home-cooked food at a small community café in Vauxhall, served from 6pm. The cook behind it is Isabel, whose cooking celebrates vegetables, draws on citrus and uses olive oil and herbs in abundance. She learnt to cook at an Ashram ten years ago, discovering food as a medium for nourishment beyond the body, and her vibrant dishes draw on slow food movement influences to draw out flavour and subtlety from each ingredient. To book, text or call Isabel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/isabel-41061/", "official_url": "https://bonnington.cafe/cook/isabel-schlee/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ce0536e2da60fcea1954808129ce57bb8e0c30c9134fa4fc6bca4e4df1f0e76b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Get The Kids In The Kitchen", "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z", "place": "Boxpark", "address": "Olympic Way, Wembley Park, Brent, HA9 0FR", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Get The Kids In The Kitchen is a family-friendly, free cooking workshop where children can learn hands-on kitchen skills. It delivers fun, safe sessions that help kids build confidence, creativity and real-life skills, while encouraging independence, teamwork and a positive relationship with food. The event runs as part of an after-school cook club at Boxpark, a food and drink venue. Spots are limited, so booking a child's place in advance is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/get-the-kids-in-the-kitchen-85682/", "official_url": "https://www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/croydon/events/get-the-kids-in-the-kitchen?eventDate=2026-11-02T17:00:00.000Z", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c38c0e2761dfae5e8d84c69273a6fef8f00c2ce5cedfe1c25e14fdb7e6979ea4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Junior Chef Cooking Class - Book Online", "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "place": "St Luke's Community Centre", "address": "Tarling Road 87-89, E16 1HN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Junior Chef Cooking Class - Book Online is a cooking class for young chefs, run at St Luke's Community Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/junior-chef-cooking-class-book-online-79023/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d3630991456d2f3bdd70b9cf687d1f5bf34e4e3c81f4339bfcdcc2173c4b261-600.webp"}, {"title": "Adult Cook & Eat Classes - Book Online", "start": "2026-11-06T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T13:00:00Z", "place": "St Luke's Community Centre", "address": "Central Street 90, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking"], "description": "Adult Cook & Eat Classes - Book Online is a cooking class at St Luke's Cookery School, a fully-equipped cooking space with eight cooking stations, including one with full wheelchair access. 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After cooking, the group can enjoy a chat over their food in the dining room or the garden's outdoor seating area.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/adult-cook-eat-classes-book-online-42067/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c3055e698b62e274362c7fc382416d9a7065db1f0786095bc21f255e24c1432c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Queer Recipes Archive", "start": "2026-11-14T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T15:45:00Z", "place": "Set Social", "address": "Nigel Road 55, SE15 4NP London", "price": "Free, booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/cooking", "society/queer"], "description": "Queer Recipes Archive is a workshop at Set Social that invites participants to rethink recipes and the stories they tell, asking who decides what makes a recipe 'traditional'. It is presented by Edible Theatre, led by Jo Pereira da Costa and co-hosted by @pomegranate___seeds. The session begins with a reimagined recipe prepared and performed live, followed by a small tasting, exploring how migration, labour, gender and power shape what we cook. Participants then rewrite the recipe through their own memories and desires into a double-layered zine to take home, which can also join the growing archive; it is free with booking required, open to adults 18 and over, and no experience is needed.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/queer-recipes-archive-38498/", "official_url": "https://setspace.uk/event/queer-recipes-archive/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c734fc1ed48d521c26d57076da89568e510fdade5bb076756fa22da91a4552f0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Coffee and Crime with Josie Lloyd", "start": "2026-11-06T14:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T15:30:00Z", "place": "Manor Farm Library", "address": "Manor Farm Site, Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7SU", "price": "£2", "price_from": "2.00", "price_to": "2.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/crime", "occasion/christmas"], "description": "A festive coffee event with a crime theme, open to adults. Author Josie Lloyd will be talking about her new book 'A Murder Most Proper'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/coffee-and-crime-with-josie-lloyd-78784/", "official_url": "https://pre.hillingdon.gov.uk/events/event/442/coffee-and-crime-with-josie-lloyd", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41026899cf2b321629e5685b0e381b100894b6ddfec6e153436a7f4e00ad416c-600.webp"}, {"title": "Zog Storytime & Crafts - Ages 2-7", "start": "2026-11-13T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pickled Pepper Books", "address": "Middle Lane 10, London", "price": "€6,69", "price_from": "5.50", "price_to": "5.50", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "A storytime and crafts session for children aged 2 to 7 at Pickled Pepper Books. The booksellers read Zog by the much loved team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, about the keenest yet most accident-prone dragon in Madam Dragon's school, followed by a craft activity. Each child's ticket includes £5 redeemable against books on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/zog-storytime-crafts-ages-2-7-41827/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1fb049f3473486772cfe4eb19fa59d6c381a142aab84a8ec9417631b43b53e38-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Cole’s Kitchen", "start": "2026-11-13T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Lord Nelson", "address": "Enfield Road 9-11, TW8 9NY Brentford", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink"], "description": "Cole’s Kitchen is back behind the pass, taking over the kitchen for one night only for a special pop up. Expect small plates with big flavour, book early.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/coles-kitchen-44300/", "official_url": "https://www.thelordnelsonbrentford.co.uk/whats-on-1/88qcdkwxv19rhvnnn53w5xx78mhuoi-7h53b", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ed878ab1144067f95138259b5331ca1184d578721357d1e13e3cc0a911180ba0-1200.webp"}]}