Hungry for history?

Culinary Chronicles

Hungry for history?

Put on your best clothes, whet your appetite, sharpen your curiosity and join Tubby at the table. Enjoy a memorable evening full of stories, historical entertainment and culinary highlights.

Be welcomed by our host and hostess and join them in exploring the rich History of Talbot House. You'll be transported to the past whilst listening to fascinating stories that we serve you during a five-course dinner in the historic Dining Room.

Talbot House offers four types of Culinary Chronicles depending on the season:

The Wipers Times

Ready for a night out with the editorial team of the Wipers Times? Between five delicious courses of ‘trench food’, the soldiers from the day take you on a journey with stories from their trench journal. Together they reenact a lively Concert Party, explore the frontline and climb the stairs to the Upper Room for a service with the Padre. Live singsongs, poetry and a never-ending stream of jokes fill the evening. The food might be inspired by life in the trenches, but the beer is Belgian, paired with the menu and brewed in the Casemates where the paper was once printed. The soldier’s humor takes you back in time and provides an experience like no other. And after the rum ration has been issued, you get to return to your dugout as a proud owner of a reproduced copy of the Wipers Times. 
 

Christmas at Tubby's

Enjoy British classics such as Christmas Cake, Christmas Turkey, Yorkshire Pudding and Single Malt Whiskey in a beautiful British Christmas decor. An enthusiastic storyteller takes you through many special locations in our living museum and serves you the story of the Talbotousians during the famous Christmas truces, the stories of the Christmas parties for Poperinge children during both world wars and the humorous stories of the Queen's Westminster Rifles.

Cheerio Darling

The story of Geoff & Edith, two people who have only met in person four times, but where the spark still flew. Brace yourself for an adventurous rollercoaster of romance and courage, told through excerpts from their love letters and masterfully set to music by Patricia and Matt. In the meantime, enjoy a customized menu with a Catch of the Day, a French Kiss and many other tongue twisters.

Burns Night

During our Burns Nights, the Scottish poet Robert Burns takes you to his Scottish Highlands with numerous Scottish legends, songs and bagpipe music. Our Scottish volunteers will tell you about their Haggis and Whiskies in great detail. Together, we'll enjoy a delicious traditional Scottish menu with unpronounceable names such as Cranachan and tattie prottle. To top it all of, this includes a whole series of toasts and a small whiskey tasting!

Regimental Dinner

Talbot House is delighted to welcome members of the armed forces, its former occupants, back to their Club. Between the five or six courses, we will be digging up the history of Talbot House and stories associated to your cap badge. Our storyteller will take you on a tour into the history of the Every Man’s Club. We invite Mr Vice to assist in the proceedings and the Padre to join us for a prayer in the candle light Upper Room. Make sure you remember your Regimental March as our Wardens (also ex-armed forces) will be testing you. 

Dinner at Tubby's 

We take you through the history of Talbot House, during and after the Great War. We go out through the House, listen to live music, discover the different rooms and intertwine the stories through time and place. This version of our culinary chronicles is the standard one which explores the history of Talbot House throughout the First and Second World War. Have you not visited the House before, then this is a great format to explore. We love to tailor the evening to your group.

Praktisch

• A thematic experience evening with a typical British five-course menu including matched wines.
• Capacity: 10 to 38 people.
• Target price: €115/pp. Talbot House develops a proposal tailored to the group. Prices depend on the chosen story, the menu and the number of people.

Performances of the Culinary Chronicles depend on the time of year and the availability of the storytellers and musicians.

Are you interested or have additional questions? Please contact us via the contact page.

Yearly we organize about 8 dinners as a fundraiser to help maintain the House.