Elizabeth Raffald with Neil Buttery
Aug 20, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 8
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Episode description
The most influential cook that you've probably never heard of, according to food historian Neil Buttery.
Elizabeth Raffald captured the distinctly modern English food of the 18th century. The Heston Blumental of her time, inspiring cooks like Fergus Henderson today.
Neil Buttery is the author of "Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper". He's also got two new books coming out, Knead to Know: A History of Baking and The Philosophy of Puddings.
Find Neil's blog and his brilliant podcast here.
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