THE READING TABLE: Recipes & Reading
Bring a book to the table: A sensory supper for book lovers and curious eaters
At GULP, we explore the world through the lens of food. The Reading Table provides a space where books and food come together.
Following two beautifully successful events, the next Reading Table takes the recipe as its subject.
Beyond mere instructions, a recipe is a script, precise or poetic, inherited or invented. It holds memory, authorship, and the flavour of cultures and generations.
The invitation: We invite you to bring a ‘recipe’ in its widest sense - be it a dog-eared cookbook, a food-filled poem, or a piece of theory. It could be a personal favourite, your nan’s tried and tested roasties, or something newly discovered whilst travelling.
Some of my inspirations:
Digesting Recipes: The Art of Culinary Notation by Susannah Worth (2015);
Make a Salad, a Fluxus artwork by Alison Knowles (1962);
Like Water for Chocolate, a novel by Laura Esquivel (1990)
The Futurist Cook Book by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1932)
To Entertain: Instructions for a Dinner Party, by Jago Rackham (2026)
What are yours? Whether it’s a handwritten recipe, an image, or an entire book, you’re welcome to bring your references to the table.
Hosted in GULP’s intimate dining space, The Reading Table is an open and welcoming environment, sitting somewhere between a reading group, a supper club, and a cultural salon — a place for curiosity, generosity, and shared appetite.
Places are limited.
£40 per person includes an inspired grazing table. Drinks additional.
THE READING TABLE: Recipes & Reading
Wednesday 3 June, 6.30 - 8.30pm
A sensory supper for book lovers and curious eaters
Bring a book to the table.
At GULP, we explore the world through the lens of food. The Reading Table provides a space where books and food come together.
Following two beautifully successful events, the next Reading Table takes the recipe as its subject.
Beyond mere instructions, a recipe is a script, precise or poetic, inherited or invented. It holds memory, authorship, and the flavour of cultures and generations.
The invitation: We invite you to bring a ‘recipe’ in its widest sense - be it a dog-eared cookbook, a food-filled poem, or a piece of theory. It could be a personal favourite, your nan’s tried and tested roasties, or something newly discovered whilst travelling.
Some inspirations include:
Digesting Recipes: The Art of Culinary Notation by Susannah Worth (2015);
Make a Salad, a Fluxus artwork by Alison Knowles (1962);
Like Water for Chocolate, a novel by Laura Esquivel (1990)
The Futurist Cook Book by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1932)
To Entertain: Instructions for a Dinner Party, by Jago Rackham (2026)
What are your inspirations? Whether it’s a handwritten recipe, an image, or an entire book, you’re welcome to bring your references to the table.
Hosted in GULP’s intimate dining space, The Reading Table is an open and welcoming environment, sitting somewhere between a reading group, a supper club, and a cultural salon — a place for curiosity, generosity, and shared appetite.
Places are limited
£40 per person includes an inspired grazing table. Drinks additional.