Kitchen Table with Emily Cuddeford & Rachel Morgan from Twelve Triangles
Simple Things Made Well
WithEmily Cuddeford and Rachel Morgan
In conversation withCaro Clarke
On:1st April 2025, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Attendance options:
We are so excited that Emily Cuddeford and Rachel Morgan, the founders of beloved Scottish bakery Twelve Triangles, are coming to the bookshop for an event to celebrate the publication of their debut cookbook!
Kitchen Table: Simple Things Made Well weaves together recipes and stories inspired by Emily and Rachel’s cookery journey, relationships with producers and communities, and their love of food since they were both young.
Cuddeford and Morgan will be in conversation with their literary agent, Caro Clarke of Portobello Literary.
This event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience, as well as a livestream for attendees watching from home. There will be a signing after the event.
In-person vouchers can be redeemed on the night of the event against a single copy of Kitchen Table – we will have a list of attendees with vouchers to be redeemed. Please note that only one voucher can be redeemed per book. Livestream vouchers are valid until the day after the event and can be redeemed on our website against a single copy of Kitchen Table.
About Kitchen Table:
This beautiful book weaves together recipes and stories inspired by Emily and Rachel’s cookery journey, relationships with producers and communities, and their love of food since they were both young.
The recipes lovingly compiled in Kitchen Table are all truly accessible for the home cook, inspiring the reader to learn new skills or simply return to comforting classics, always ensuring delicious results.
With over 75 sweet and savoury recipes including simple suppers, slow-fermented doughs and crowd-pleasing puddings, the book is built around the kitchen table – for creating, feasting, coming together, having quiet moments and joyous celebrations.
Structured around key ingredients and techniques, the chapters cover: Butter, Milk and Cream, Bread, Fruit, Olive Oil, Chocolate, Nuts, Spices, Herbs & Coffee, Eggs, Salt & Vinegar.
Please note: Tickets for our events are non-refundable. Professional photography and videography may take place during this event. Thank you for your understanding.
Participants:
Emily Cuddeford Author
Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford fell in love with cooking and baking early in life and both ended up leaving their burgeoning arts careers to work with food.
Rachel started her career in food as a side step from work in costume design – whilst working in theatre, she always had side jobs in cafes and cooking to supplement her income. She soon realised that she was enjoying the food work more than the theatre work and took the decision to formally train at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School.
With no formal cooking experience, Emily got through to the TV rounds of Masterchef when she was 18, but quickly learned that service kitchens were not for her. However, she loved baking and working on food behind the scenes. Whilst at University in Brighton, Emily’s dream bakery opened in Edinburgh, and this is where she met Rachel. When they advertised for a role, she immediately applied and moved back to Edinburgh; together, they created Twelve Triangles, a group of bakeries in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Rachel Morgan Author
Rachel Morgan and Emily Cuddeford fell in love with cooking and baking early in life and both ended up leaving their burgeoning arts careers to work with food.
Rachel started her career in food as a side step from work in costume design – whilst working in theatre, she always had side jobs in cafes and cooking to supplement her income. She soon realised that she was enjoying the food work more than the theatre work and took the decision to formally train at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School.
With no formal cooking experience, Emily got through to the TV rounds of Masterchef when she was 18, but quickly learned that service kitchens were not for her. However, she loved baking and working on food behind the scenes. Whilst at University in Brighton, Emily’s dream bakery opened in Edinburgh, and this is where she met Rachel. When they advertised for a role, she immediately applied and moved back to Edinburgh; together, they created Twelve Triangles, a group of bakeries in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Caro Clarke Chair
Caro Clarke is a literary agent at Portobello Literary and the Chair of the Association of Scottish Literary Agents. They have over twelve years' experience in publishing – at Transworld (PRH) and at Canongate Books as a Senior Rights Manager. They were named Rights Professional of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2021. In 2019, they co-founded the Nan Shepherd Prize for underrepresented nature writers.
The venue
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA
Telephone: 0131 629 6756
Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com
Wheelchair Access
We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.
Sound
We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.