Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Anna Ansari and Marie Mitchell
Fri, Oct 10
|Bard Books
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Time & Location
Oct 10, 2025, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Bard Books, 341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR, UK
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About the event
Anna Ansari is an Iranian-American food writer whose work explores the intersections of food, migration, and memory. Raised in Detroit and now based in East London, she studied at Barnard and Yale before turning her attention from law to writing. Her essays have appeared in Pit, Eaten, Olive and Fillerzine, and her warm, witty storytelling has earned her praise across the food world.
“Anna Ansari is a rare kind of home cook who is able to get under the skin of any cuisine and turn the simplest of ingredients into pure magic. She’s also one of the best writers I know: she’s witty, intelligent and very refreshing to read.” – Meera Sodha
In this rich and delicious cookbook, Iranian-American cook and writer Anna Ansari takes us on a culinary, historical, and personal odyssey across the Silk Roads. Weaving together essays, family photography and 90 recipes, Ansari brings life to the flavours…