Ivan Day - Sweetmeats
Ivan is an independent social historian of food culture, broadcaster and curator who specialises in the reconstruction of period kitchens and historic table displays. He is also a professional chef and confectioner, and runs practical courses on all aspects of British and Italian food history at his home in the English Lake District and for the School of Artisan Food.
He is also the author of a number of books and many papers on the history of food Ivan has curated many major exhibitions on food history in the UK, US and Europe, including the Museum of London, Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and Getty Research Institute in LA.
