Kevin Geddes: It’s All in the Booklet 2 – Fanny Cradock’s Colourful Cookery

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In a life of black and white, Fanny Cradock provided a much-needed colourful escape; who better then to host the BBC’s first colour cookery programme in 1968? She burst onto screens with her trademark flashes of glamour, convincing the nation to cook a rainbow. It really was all in the booklet.

So, grab those dinky little bottles of harmless vegetable food colouring. Add them to everything. Wear your gaudy frocks emblazoned with all imaginable shades. Amaze your guests with buffet tables adorned, and ready to be adored, sparkling vividly with blue cakes, green mashed potatoes and pink cheeses. Go on, Fanny dares you…

Filled with more pictures from Fanny’s original 1970s photographer, It’s All In The Booklet 2 – Fanny Cradock’s Colourful Cookery, brings a vibrancy back to our kitchens, our imaginations, and our plates. Go Big. Go Bold. Go Brash. Be more Fanny.

About the Author

Kevin Geddes grew up surrounded by the colours and flavours of the 1970s, making him the perfect guide to Fanny’s world. As the creator of the popular blog Keep Calm and Fanny On, and a dedicated researcher with a PhD on early television cooking, Kevin brings passion, expertise, and a dash of nostalgia to every page.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kevin grew up in a small town in the south-west of Scotland, a vivid 1970s world of bright orange kitchens, hallucinogenic yellow flower-patterned wallpaper and unexplainable blue iced birthday cakes – learning to cook from old books and from watching television cooking programmes. So, it’s no surprise he later became an obsessive Fanny Cradock fan, manically collecting and joyously celebrating all things Fanny. Realising there was nowhere on-line honouring Fanny Cradock, he set-up the blog, Keep Calm and Fanny On, dedicating a space to remember her in all her glory. Kevin has spent years cooking his way through her vibrant back catalogue and sharing the visual treats styled à la Cradock. The blog became a popular destination for lovers of all things retro, colourful and forgotten. Kevin has spent many years researching Fanny’s life, dedicating his Masters dissertation to uncovering her impact, which lay hidden for years following her death in her own archive. Kevin has had several Fanny Cradock articles published, regularly gives presentations at international conferences about Fanny Cradock and has recently started on the long road of researching a PhD, looking at the history and development of television cooking programmes. Kevin spends too much time on Twitter sharing his passion, his blue cakes and his reminisces about Fanny, establishing a strong community of people determined to Bring Retro Back and single-handedly saving the Glacé Cherry industry from bankruptcy. Kevin lives in Edinburgh with his long-suffering partner, who regularly enjoys the delights of Fanny Cradock that Kevin recreates. Sometimes.

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