Are you ready to take a peek behind the swinging kitchen door? We're thrilled to be welcoming Alasdair Gill to Runaway Brewery and Taproom in Stockport for the launch of his new memoir Knives and Spoons - an insider account about the burn of the kitchen and the bite of addiction from a London chef and son of the late food critic A. A. Gill. Alasdair will be in conversation with journalist Helen Nugent and the talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Perfect for fans of The Bear and Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential.

Tickets are £6.00 each or £20.00 including a copy of Knives and Spoons.

Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm)

About the book:

'Tragic, darkly funny and unexpectedly moving... He has also inherited his father's way with words' – The Bookseller

From working in some of London's most prestigious restaurants to scrubbing fat from kitchen floors, Alasdair Gill's life as a chef has been a series of exhilarating highs and harrowing lows. But so too has his private life. Taking readers behind the swinging kitchen doors of London's dining scene, he shows us the major contradictions in his life, from crossing paths with Anthony Bourdain and preparing dishes for the ultra wealthy to hiding in drug-fuelled kitchen dens and a wake-up call that nearly ended his life.

Knives and Spoons is a raw and honest look at the chaotic and often toxic world of professional kitchens, filled with fierce and unforgiving moments, but also a testament to the power of finding one's craft and the long road to recovery.

About the author:

Alasdair Gill is a chef and writer whose career has taken him from the pressure-cooker environment of London's finest dining establishments to his current work as a private chef. His writing can be regularly found in The Sunday Times, Vice, Times 2, ST magazine, ST style, You magazine and Tatler. Knives and Spoons is his first book.