‘A thought-provoking and entertaining examination of our relationship with food from Tudor times right up to the food banks and Covid lockdowns of more recent times’. A lovely write up of my book Leftovers in the Bristol Post today! 🥰

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Today I went to deliver a copy of my book to my old school teacher! A good teacher can transform lives, and inspire all kinds of wonderful curiosities and life paths. I’m so grateful to have had so many great ones! 🥰

Wow what a complete honour to have been invited to Corriere della Sera Women in Food retreat in beautiful Tuscany! 🥰

It was incredible to meet so many inspiring women who push boundaries, overcome obstacles, and create real, meaningful change in the world of food👏

Great review of Dr Eleanor Barnett's new book #LEFTOVERS : A History of Food Waste and Preservation, in the The Independent!
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A lovely review of Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation in the Mail on Sunday this morning☀️
‘She’s an indefatigable researcher. And she keeps the reader’s spirits up with some splendid stories’
#foodwaste #foodwaste actionweek #leftovers

Check out an extract of my new book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation in the The Independent today! 📰
Leftovers ‘shows us what the past can teach us about the future of food waste’ 🥘
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Want to learn about Tudor pickles and Victorian mango chutneys?

#Leftovers is the untold story of food waste and preservation in Britain from historian Dr Eleanor Barnett 🥒

Out now: bit.ly/3Th22MR Bookshop.org

Didn’t catch me talking about Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation on BBC Five Live? 🐄🧀Catch up now on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

If you’re not sick of hot cross buns yet, check out my interview all about their mystical history on Newstalk Ireland radio: newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…

My book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation is recommended reading in Waitrose Weekend after all that Easter feasting!
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Remember to check out my HistoryExtra podcast episode! It was great fun exploring the hidden food waste industry of Victorian London!

£58.4 million pounds of perfectly good food will be wasted in the UK alone this Easter!
Find out how we used to waste less in my book Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation is out now!
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Happy Easter from Witney Antiques! Here is an exceptionally rare object, an embroidered egg from the 17th century. It’s the only known example of its kind. It will be on show in our annual exhibition, free and open to the public this autumn, as well as in our accompanying book

Happy Easter from me and this 1908 Easter Egg family! 🥚

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‘.Dr Eleanor Barnett is an indefatigable researcher.’ John Henry Walsh reviews #Leftovers buff.ly/43CDOkP

A lovely article to read over the Easter Weekend - A History of Hot Cross Buns

In #Leftovers Dr Eleanor Barnett explores the many ingenious ways in which our ancestors sought to extend the life of food through preservation, the culinary reuse of leftovers and the recycling of food scraps 🍊

Out now: amzn.to/3wuL7i0

Excited for hot cross buns tomorrow?! Read my English Heritage article 'Holy or Heretical? A History of Hot Cross Buns' here: english-heritage.org.uk/easter/a-histo…
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A reminder for #bristolfoodies that I’ll be speaking all about Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation this Thursday at Bristol Central Library!
Come say hello, get your copy signed, and hear some fun stories from the book! Free tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-le…

Food historian Dr Eleanor Barnett reveals how the Victorians used up every morsel of leftover food – and explores the industry that sprang up around food scraps. Find more historical recipes that used up leftovers here: spr.ly/6018Z3BZe