Hello and welcome to November. Bonfire Night 5th November.
The fireworks have been blasting out in my area for what seems like weeks. In my day, 1950’s and 1960’s, bonfires and fireworks were more about communities and neighbours getting together around a large bonfire. As children, we would scour the fields and roadsides, collecting broken branches and, in some cases, tree trunks (aka Chumping)1, to build a large fire in a nearby field/safe area with which everyone, adults and children, when lit, could gather with homemade parkin, toffee apples, hot tea and chocolate- you name it, we made it. It was a time to meet new neighbours and catch up with those we don’t see very often.
With no phones or internet, we simply knocked on doors asking if our friends were coming out ‘chumping’ today. We’d be gone for hours in search of wood, then return dragging those branches along the streets with pride, knowing we were in for a huge bonfire that year.
Fireworks, in those days, although seemed loud, were nowhere near as stratospheric as they are today. Notifications in local social media groups are calling for people to look out for dogs and cats who have run off, scared by the loud bangs. Hopefully they all return home safely.
What is FoodStak?
Last week I spent time focusing on what FoodStak is. At its core, I want to ‘Discover and Connect with the People Who Write About Food’ through the List of Food Writers and my podcast ‘Who Writes What ’, and in the process, I want others to be able to do the same.
Who Writes What
Latest Podcast
I had a fabulous chat with Mark Thomas of ‘The Cookbook Kitchen’.
In our conversation, we talked about Hiro, the 2 years it took to become a member of the Guild of Food Writers, being mentored by Mark Diacono, and his passion for cookbooks. We also talked about the tangible plans he has for ‘The Cookbook Kitchen’.
Do you have a favourite podcast that you enjoy listening to? Leave a comment below.
What’s New
New on the List of Food Writers
Featured Writer
Last week’s featured food writer was Will Rankin of ‘Plant Based Planet’.
This week Maggie Hoffman of ‘The Dinner Plan’ is featured at the top of the List of Food Writers page. With almost 300 food writers listed, it’s a place to discover and connect with more food writers.
Maggie has some great Giveaways.
Do you have a favourite food writer? Leave a comment and tell me why.
Until next time.
Happy reading.
Lynn
Chumping Noun. Yorkshire dialect
. The act of collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day