Cafe Murano Book Club

Last Sunday of each month 6.00pm-9.00pm at Cafe Murano Bermondsey

Welcome cocktail and nibbles

Two course menu with wine

A 60-minute chat with the featured writer and hosted by Mark Diacono.

Q&A opportunity

Ticket price £90pp

0203 985 1545

A monthly celebration of the best food writing with Angela Hartnett, Mark Diacono & invited authors
Taking place on the final Sunday of every month at Cafe Murano Bermondsey, tickets will also include a bespoke two-course dinner inspired by the respective guest.
Hosted by food writer Mark Diacono, our Book Club evenings include an interview in which we hope to find out what brought our guest to this point in their career, what inspired their latest book, and more. There’s also a Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask questions, and to buy their latest book and have it signed and dedicated.

And of course, there will be the familiar Cafe Murano hospitality: a two-course meal, wine, cocktail and nibbles on arrival is all included in the price.

Sunday 27th April - Claudia Roden

Claudia Roden, who was born in Egypt, is a food writer who specialises in the cuisines of the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean and in Jewish food. She received a CBE in 2022 for services to culinary culture and in 2023 an Honorary Doctorate at the University of London for sparking an interest in the academic study of food.

Sunday 25th May - Caroline Eden

Caroline Eden is a writer and literary critic occasionally contributing to the food, travel and culture pages of The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times, among other publications.

Over the years her books, including Samarkand, Black Sea and Red Sands, have been reviewed and recommended in the New York Times, Wall St Journal, The Guardian, Financial Times, Sunday Times and many other magazines and newspapers. She has been awarded both the prestigious Art of Eating Prize in the US and the André Simon Award in the UK.

Her recent memoir, Cold Kitchen, celebrating the importance of curiosity and of feeling at home in the world, explores the communities and recipes from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. It was "a best summer read" for both the Financial Times and The Observer, a book of the year for the Times Literary Supplement and was also reviewed in The New Yorker. The third in the trilogy, Green Mountains: walking the Caucasus with recipes, is published in Spring 2025.

Sunday 29th June - Olia Hercules

Olia Hercules was born in the South of Ukraine. She studied Italian language and International Relations at the University of Warwick. After spending a year in Italy, Olia settled in London, pursuing a career in journalism. She would later quit her job as film business reporter to pursue her dream to cook for a living. Dedicated to researching food culture and culinary traditions of countries less explored, Hercules is the author of the award-winning cookbooks, Mamushka, Kaukasis and Summer Kitchens.
Cafe Murano Book Club will provide guests with an opportunity to go behind the scenes of these writers’ minds, creative processes, and forthcoming publications. The entire experience – including a welcome cocktail, signature Cafe Murano nibbles and a two-course menu – will be influenced by the speakers’ themes.
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Tickets are £90
The evening starts at 6.00pm for welcome cocktail and nibbles.
Ticket price includes: All food and drink – a welcome cocktail and snack, a 2 course menu with wine.
A 45-minute chat with the writer hosted by Mark Diacono.
Q&A opportunity.
Book signing – note: books are not included in the ticket price.
Approx. 9.00pm Finish
Email silvia@cafemurano.co.uk for questions.