Coronation 2023 – How is Food Bringing us Together?

The Food Programme

BBC

Arts, Food

4.4 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As people around the country gather to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Jaega Wise finds out how food is bringing communities together. Jaega joins a community lunch in Kidlington, run by the Cherwell Collective, to talk to its founder, Emily Connally, about their coronation lunch. She also asks Lucy Scott of the pay-as-you-can bakery Lil’s Parlour in Birmingham, all about why she wanted to bring her community together around food to celebrate the big day.

Also in the programme, food historian, Polly Russell, discusses how food has been used to mark coronations from the 1500s to today, and chef Ken Hom talks us through the inspiration for his coronation lamb dish.

Presented by Jaega Wise and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol

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0:44.8	In this episode of the Food Program, we join the preparations happening up and down the
0:49.3	country for the coronation of King Charles III. We also take a look at community and what it means to feel like
0:58.0	you're part of one. We also take a historic look at the food of kings and queens and previous coronation celebrations.
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1:10.9	Up and down the country this weekend, people are gathering for the coronation of King Charles III.
1:15.6	There's lunches, street parties and all sorts of other events going on and that's got me thinking.
1:21.6	The extra bank holiday, this national moment, how should I spend my time and who should I spend it with?
1:29.0	There seems to be something quite powerful about knowing that people all over the country are doing the same thing at the same time.
1:38.0	People are choosing to gather together for a reason.
1:42.0	It's made me think about my own community and to be
1:44.7	honest I'm not sure if I have one or what it should even look like. So however
1:50.4	you're choosing to spend this coronation weekend, let's take a journey together to see the power of what a great community can be and how food is bringing people together.
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