Fortnum & Mason and Tregothnan: Honey Talk and Tasting
Thursday 4 August 2016 7 - 9pm
Sir Hugh Casson Room, the Keeper's House
£12. Booking required, Friends only.
Friends of the RA book first
Jonathon Jones, Managing Director of Tregothnan, and Sam Rosen Nash, Grocery Buyer at Fortnum & Mason, will co-host a discussion about urban vs. rural honey, followed by a tasting of speciality honey produce.
Is honey made by rural bees less toxic? Do urban bees have a more varied diet? With the threat that a changing environment poses to bee colonies at the forefront of our minds, this discussion is highly topical and extremely important for the preservation of this natural nectar.
Jonathon Jones
Jonathon is the Managing Director of the Boscawen family-owned Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall. The estate includes a 100-acre garden, 100-acre tea plantation and thousands of acres of farm and woodland. It is a place where generations of families have lived and worked the land, offering some of the finest and most diverse produce in Cornwall and Kent, including Tregothnan's Manuka and wildflower Cornish honeys.
Sam Rosen Nash
Four colonies of Fortnum's famous bees have been living on the roof of their Piccadilly store since 2008. Every year they produce a truly delicious honey – so good that these exclusive bees have a waiting list for their produce. Sam Rosen-Nash is one of Fortnum & Mason's most experienced buyers, looking after core ambient ranges. Sam is also a regular Great Taste Award judge. She has experience keeping her own bees and will be sharing her expertise at this special Friends event.
Tregothnan with the Royal Academy of Arts
Home to the Boscawen family, the Tregothnan estate has persevered in pioneering botanical firsts since 1334. Inspired by a tradition stretching back generations, they began supplying England’s first and only tea in 2005, creating inimitable Britishness. Tregothnan are hosting a series of events exclusively for Friends of the RA.