Kitchen Sentimental - Annie Smithers memoir

"When we cook for others, or ourselves, the deepest hunger we feed is love".

If someone lovingly mentions classic French country dining or paddock to plate cuisine or a long lunch in the country - odds on they are talking or thinking about Annie Smithers.

Annie's restaurant du Fermier, in the small village of Trentham, features a menu du jour based on classic French farmhouse cooking, using vegetables harvested that day from her kitchen garden, and local meats and poultry. It's one of the harder places to get a bookings - simply because its loved by locals and non-local foodies alike, many of whom make a pilgrimage to sit at her table.

'A beautiful Australian who feeds our hearts and souls.' Virginia Trioli
Not content with two lovely (and very collectible) cookbooks, a book of food writing, a regular column with the Saturday Paper and a regular spot on Radio National, Annie has somehow managed to find the time to write a warm, personal and revealing memoir, telling us why she cooks.

In Kitchen Sentimental, Annie revisits all the significant kitchens and mentors in her culinary life, sharing with engaging honesty her personal development, her surprisingly complex relationship with food, and the lessons she has learned along the way. And of course there are recipes...

We are very much looking forward to sharing this warm and enaging memoir with you. As usual we will be cooking from the book and serving up tastes.

Please join us on Monday 16th September for a wonderful intimate conversation with beloved author and chef Annie Smithers

Tickets are limited.

FAQs

Can I buy/order a signed copy of Kitchen Sentimental?

Copies will be available for signing and purchase on the night - $34.95. If you can't attend we can organise to post signed copies to you. Postage (tracked & insured): Victoria $9.95; Australia wide $14.95; overseas we'll quote.

Copies of Annie's earlier book Recipes for a Kinder Life - $32.95 will also be available for signing and purchase

Can I bring a copy I bought elsewhere.

We would prefer you didn't. We subsidise these events and selling books makes them sustainable. If you must bring a book you purchased elsewhere, please consider supporting our business by buying something else in store.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

If you haven't visited the bookstore for a few years, please note we have moved to the northern side of the Queen Victoria Market. Our address is 115-121 Victoria Street (next to A Shed)

We recommend public transport.

The 19, 20, 57 (Elizabeth St)and 55 (William & Peel St) trams go past the Queen Victoria Market and run frequently. We are in the Free Tram Zone and are a short 50m walk from the Elizabeth St Queen Victoria Market stop and the Peel St Queen Victoria Market stop. Melbourne Central and Flagstaff railway stations are two blocks away.

If driving, there is plenty of metered parking on Queen St near the corner of Victoria St. There is also limited parking on Victoria Street outside the store.

Is my registration/ticket transferable?

Yes - to another person - just have them present your ticket on the evening.

What is the refund policy?

Tickets are not refundable.

Weather and Venue - please note.

Our shop is a small intimate venue. If the weather is fine, we may be seated outside. Drinks and food will be served. If inside, the seating will be close.

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