U3A Monthly Event Friday 30th May 2025 at 2.00 – 3.30 pm

‘Banoffi Pie and Other Adventures’

A presentation by Ian Dowding

Ian says: “Most of my life I have been cooking in restaurant kitchens and for a period owning one of them. In 1972 I
was partly responsible for the creation of a dessert called Banoffi Pie. By a process that was mainly serendipity this
became popular around the UK and eventually world famous.

In 2000 I became a freelance chef offering my skills and services where required. This led to some surprisingly varied
jobs. A lot of it was teaching but I was also hired to cook for a reality TV programme called Regency House Party – a
sort of Big Brother in corsets. More TV work followed including a request for 780kg of an iron ration called pemmican
for a polar expedition.

I have done demonstrations at food festivals, taken part in The Kitchen Cabinet with Jay Rayner for Radio 4, created
food for magazine photography and given a talk on taste for the testing panel of a major food company. I have
written articles for The Restaurant Business, The Guardian, The Oldie and Aspect County.”

Venue: Shoreham Centre: Main Hall
Cost: Members £2.00. Non-members £3.50

Email: info@shorehamandsouthwicku3a.org.uk