Food is a vital part of our existence, so it is no surprise that we are so obsessed with it. We eat for all kinds of reasons - health, pleasure, socialising, coping with stress - and at King's College London, a group of researchers and academics have devised a programme of talks & lectures for the
The King's Festival of Food & Ideas, to discuss our relationship with food in more detail. The festival takes place between the 7th - 22nd March; all the talks are free to attend, but need to be booked
Feeding the World? Brazil, China and India in Global Perspective7th March, 6.30pm-8pm
You and Your Smile
11th March, 1pm-2pm
Producing Cocoa with Child Labour in Africa12th March, 12pm-1pm
Beefing Up Britain12th March, 1pm-2pm
Chinese Food & Medicine12th March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Superfood & Heart Disease13th March, 1pm-2pm
The Science of Chocolate13th March, 6.30pm-8pm
Spit! What Your Saliva Says About You14th March, 1pm-2pm
Proof is in the Pudding: Food Labelling and Healthy Eating14th March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Feeding the Patient: From Mrs Beeton to Mr Blumenthal15th March, 1pm-2pm
Whisky Galore! An Historical and Practical Introduction to Scotch Whisky
15th March, 6pm-8pm
Written on the Body: How Do We Know What Ancient Peoples Ate?
15th March, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Food in Africa: Rice, Industialisation and Nigeria
18th March, 1pm-2pm
Spectacular Food: Celebrity Chefs and Food Politic
18th March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Marching on their Stomachs: A Military History of Food
19th March, 1pm-2pm
Does Healthy Eating Cost More?
19th March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
How to Bake a Universe
19th March, 7pm-8pm
The Slow Food Revolution?
20th March, 1pm-2pm
Peasants, Pestilence and Pottage: The Medieval Diet
20th March, 6.30pm-7.30pm
A Plateful of Ethics: Food Dilemmas, Digested
21st March, 1pm-2pm
The Dark Side of Food: Eating Disorders, Comfort Eating and Food Addiction
6.30pm-8pm
The Impact of Diet on the Brain and Mental Health
22nd March, 1pm-2pm
Sweet Talk: The Language of Food Politics
22nd March, 1pm-2pm
Film: Babette's Feast
22nd March, 6.30pm-9pm