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And Finally Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Richard Curtis and Emma Freud to cook up a Suffolk feast at Latitude
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 13 June 2023
Given that the Latitude festival is all about bringing together music with comedy and literature and other artforms, no surprises really that comedy writer Richard Curtis and his broadcaster wife Emma Freud are on the line-up this year, especially as they live near the festival’s site in Suffolk.
Though don’t be expecting them to be on stage talking about their comedy and media careers, because – according to the BBC – they’ve been booked to cook some food. Because, you know, at music festivals these days, it’s only really the food that matters.
“Suffolk is the warmest and most magical county in Britain, with massive skies, stunning beaches, and a community that glows with kindness”, says Freud, “and its culinary wonders are stunning”.
“In the early 1930s”, she goes on, “many members of my German Jewish family arrived in Suffolk and were made to feel welcome. Nearly 100 years later, we’re still here. On 20 Jul, in our beautiful tent, we would love to welcome and feed you, the Suffolk way”.
What’s on the menu? Cheese, seafood and Suffolk crullers for pudding, which, the BBC explains, are a light choux pastry fried dessert. “It may be the greatest dessert you have ever eaten”, adds Freud. So now you know.
Pulp, Paolo Nutini and George Ezra all headline this year’s Latitude. I think they’re just going to sing some songs. Though if it turns out they are also mainly cooking food, we’ll try to find out what’s on the menu. Ezra strikes me as a beans on toast man.
