Cookbook Confidential: The Food & Drink Festival Saturday 5 September 2015 Octopus Publishing Group launches Food and Drink Festival at London’s Southbank Centre Today Friday 15 May 2015, Octopus Publishing Group announced it would host its inaugural Cookbook Confidential: The Food & Drink Festival at London’s Southbank Centre. Taking place throughout the day on Saturday 5 September, the festival will feature discussions, classes, demonstrations and tastings with food and drink authors from Octopus’s stellar list. Authors already confirmed to appear at the festival include Jane Baxter, Dan Doherty, Gizzi Erskine, Eleonora Galasso, Sabrina Ghayour, Joel Harrison & Neil Ridley, Diana Henry, Olia Hercules, Chris Honor, Ella’s Kitchen, Eric Lanlard, Chetna Makan, Anjali Pathak, Marco Pierre White, Kay Plunkett-Hogge, Jancis Robinson, Kara Rosen, Richard H. Turner, John Vincent, Val Warner, Andrew Wong, James Wong. Group Publishing Director Denise Bates said, “We are thrilled to be hosting our first food and drink festival at London’s Southbank Centre this September. The day will be an opportunity to celebrate our wonderful authors and their work, and share them with an even wider audience.” Foyles will be the official bookseller and partner for the festival. Foyles Marketing Manager Simon Heafield said, “We're really excited to be involved in Cookbook Confidential. Octopus has one of the most dynamic and original cookery lists around, and this presents a fantastic opportunity to bring readers and gastronomes together to celebrate great food - and great food writers.” The full programme will be announced in the coming weeks and tickets will be available from Southbank Centre’s website and ticket office. For more information on the festival and to sign up for news and exclusive content on drinks books and cookbooks from Octopus Publishing Group, please visit www.cookbookconfidential.co.uk For media enquiries and interview requests, please contact Caroline Brown [email protected] or call 020 3122 6689
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