Events at the BADA Fair 2008

Events for 2009 will be added later in the year

A Cheese & Wine Tasting (Event A)

Wednesday 5 March at 6.30pm (in the Cellini Restaurant)

Green’s of St James’s , one of the country’s finest traditional British restaurants, join forces with Paxton & Whitfield, cheese merchant since 1797 and holder of three Royal Warrants, to present an exciting and informative evening centred around cheese and wine. The event will include a tutored cheese tasting, some light supper dishes incorporating cheese and a selection of wines carefully chosen to enhance the experience.

An Introduction to Gillows Furniture, with Susan Stuart (Event B)

Thursday 6 March at 11.00am

Good wood, good workmanship and good business sense made Gillows of Lancaster and London, cabinetmakers and international merchants one of the leading British cabinetmakers of the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Susan Stuart, furniture historian and lecturer, an honorary Research Fellow at Lancaster University, will outline the development of Gillow’s furniture and assess the influence of other designers such as Thomas Chippendale on this famous firm. Susan Stuart is author of a definitive two volume book on Gillows from 1730-1840 (to be published by Antique Collectors’ Club, Spring 2008) 

The Art of Drinking, with Philippa Glanville (Event C)

Friday 7 March at 11.00am

Philippa Glanville, Senior Research Fellow at the V&A, and author of the newly published V&A title The Art of Drinking, will discuss our long relationship with alcohol, and how new drinks triggered new objects, from tumbler cups for spirits, caudle cups for winter warmers or cordial glasses for home-made wines, to cocktail glasses. The art of drinking is to hold one's drink, and many drinking customs spring from this ancient test of grace and self-control.  

Prices:

Event A: A Cheese & Wine Tasting (includes admission to the Fair, light supper, and a copy of the BADA Handbook)

£25.00 per person

Events B & C (includes admission to the Fair, talk, a glass of house wine and a copy of the BADA Handbook)

£15.00 per person

*for holders of a white invitation card or re-entry pass, Events B or C will be £10.00 per person.

For details and to book events, please call +44 (0)20 7589 6108