HGS U3A Monthly Talks
Our monthly talks are held at the HGS Free Church, North Square, London NW11 7AG. Doors open at 14:30, and the talk begins promptly at 15:00, concluding at 16:00. The venue is fully accessible, with disabled toilet facilities available. We look forward to welcoming you.
Group Activities
For information about regular group activities, please see the A-Z list of groups and groups listed by day.
Monthly Talk: Where You Eat is Who You Are
A History of Restaurants with a Serving of Snobbery, Theatrics and Insolvency
Restaurants have never been just places to eat. Steven Fogel examines what dining rooms reveal about ambition, class, hierarchy, celebrations, power and the English on display. From post-war austerity to Michelin stars, he takes a wry look at front-of-house snobbery, staff hierarchy, tipping, booking nightmares, restaurant economics, and much else.
Steven Fogel lunched extensively as senior partner of an international law firm and continued to explore restaurants after changing from law to chairing an investment management company. His later board roles included the University of London, the Freud Museum, a dance company, and a musical artists agency.