The Regency Cook

Cookery classes that take you back in time

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From the pen of the Regency Cook

Old recipe book

Dining with Duke Humphrey

But who is Duke Humphrey? And what is Leeky Stew with Nackerjack?

Lady with a feather headress eating small cakes

How to make rout cakes for your rout

Gasp at bawdy and disorderly routs and discover the cakes that were served at them

Old recipe handwritten in copperplate

How to cook from a historical recipe

My first historical cookbook had no photos but also no ingredient list.

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About the Regency Cook

Paul Couchman set up the historic kitchen at The Regency Town House in Hove, England. He appears regularly on local radio and writes a blog on historic cooking.

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Time travel with this FREE 1740s chocolate tart recipe

Indulge yourself in an original recipe from the 1740s adapted for the modern kitchen.

A delicious chocolate tart

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