Dinner Date: Kate Young and Ella Risbridger talk queer love, crisps and romcoms

*** PLEASE NOTE: The £20 ticket includes food (menu below) and a £6.99 voucher towards the book! Booking for 2? Couples tickets are avalailable via our our Eventbrite page!***

Join Kate Young and Ella Risbridger for a conversation about Kate’s first novel, the erotic sapphic romance Experienced, over a drink and a selection of savoury and sweet snacks inspired by the book!

We’re delighted to be working with brand-new women-run bespoke luxury dining and events company, Còmhla, who are greatly looking forward to bringing their creativity and attentiveness to a delicious light supper to accompany the discussion!

About the book:

Experienced is sexy and queer and joyful. It follows Bette, who came out in her 30s, as she goes on a reluctant dating odyssey. This odyssey was the idea of Bette’s girlfriend Mei, who suggested they take a break to allow Bette to catch up on a decade of dating experiences she missed before she came out. But Bette is not alone: she has her new friend Ruth as her queer dating guide, to help her on her quest to have lots of casual sex with lots of hot women, and return to Mei more experienced at the end of their three-month break. A perfect plan! Right?

About our speakers:

Kate Young is a writer and cook, whose award-winning Little Library Cookbooks feature recipes inspired by beloved works of literature. After a sunny Australian childhood (spent indoors reading books) she moved to London, which suited her much better. She now lives in a converted factory in a Gloucestershire town. Experienced is her first novel.

Ella Risbridger is a writer and editor. She writes cookbooks, children's books, poems, articles and honestly, a whole bunch of stuff. Midnight Chicken was Sunday Times Book Of The Year 2019, Guild Of Food Writers General Cookbook Of The Year. Likes poems, cats and gardens.

About Còmhla:

Còmhla is a bespoke luxury dining company based in Edinburgh, hosting events throughout Scotland. Championing independent Scottish producers, Còmhla tells savoury stories with locally-sourced specialties. With a focus on sustaining both environment and community, everything that Còmhla does is driven by creativity, consideration and social-consciousness.

Note on food:

Please get in touch if you have any food allergies or dietary requirements. Food served will include vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. If we aren't notified of these before tuesday 11th June we may not be able to cater for them.

THE MENU INCLUDED WITH THE TICKET!

Fennel and cucumber 'gin' and tonic (alcohol free)

Stuffed red pepper, homemade ricotta, rose (v, gf - vg option available)

Seaweed salt and vinegar crisps (vg)

Carrot falafel flatbread, pickled cabbage, zhug, garlic tahini sauce (vg - gf option available) *this dish contains sesame

Pistachio, olive oil and cardamom polenta cake, caramelised whey (v, vg - gf option available)