Dr Annie Gray

Dr Annie Gray is the resident food historian on BBC Radio 4’s <em>The Kitchen Cabinet</em>. Her latest book is <em>At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages</em>, published by Profile and available now

Annie Gray (Photo by Melissa Rodrigues)

“Leisure was built into the whole shopping experience” | Annie Gray on the history of the high street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A dish of coronation chicken

Historical recipe: Annie Gray's coronation chicken

Still Life of Game Birds, oil on canvas. Birds such as goose, swan and peacock were often on the late medieval festive menu

The roasts of Christmas past: 5 festive dinners from British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Annie Gray portrait by Ian Farrell

Annie Gray“For Queen Victoria, food was a way of exploring the world”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.