Alumni and guests are invited to join the Cambridge Society of Paris and Sky Quinn, for a tutorial and demonstration on making the perfect mince pie from A to Z.

Sky, our President’s 14-year-old London-based grandson, is an enthusiastic cook. He has taken two courses at Prue Leith's School of Food and Wine in London. Last year he got into the last 30 of the BBC junior Bake Off but was told he would be more suitable for the adult competition when he is old enough. He has made a good income for pocket money by cooking full dinners for his parents’ friends and neighbours. He is very interested in and knowledgeable about the history of food and recently made for his family a Mince Pie from a 16th-century recipe (with real meat).

Aware that lockdown has prevented many of us from going over to the UK for our usual seasonal shopping, we hope this will give you the tricks and tips you need to make your own mince pies to enjoy on Christmas Day.