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'Simply Dinners' Debut Cookbook Launch Event

with Mandy Miller Simmonds

£30
Tuesday 1st
July 2025
18:00-20:30
(2.5hrs)
Divertimenti
Knightsbridge

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We’re thrilled to invite you to an exclusive evening at Divertimenti to celebrate the launch of Mandy Miller Simmonds’ very first cookbook — a highly anticipated debut from one of social media’s most loved home cooks and foodies.

With a devoted online following and a flair for turning everyday ingredients into something special, Mandy has captured the attention of food enthusiasts across the UK and beyond. Now, she’s bringing her trademark warmth and creativity to print — and you’re invited to be part of this exciting milestone.

🍴 What’s On:

  • Live Q&A with Mandy – Ask your questions, hear about her journey to publishing her first book, and gain insights into her creative process.

  • Cookery Demonstration – A Divertimenti chef will cook a selection of recipes straight from the book for you to sample.

  • Book Signing – Pick up your copy of Mandy’s debut cookbook and have it personally signed on the night.

Whether you’ve followed Mandy from the beginning or are just discovering her now, this is a brilliant opportunity to meet her in person, discover new recipes, and celebrate great food.

Mandy Miller Simmonds

Dancer-turned-cook and passionate home chef, Mandy shares her love for food through fuss-free, family-friendly recipes inspired by a life well-travelled. After a decade performing around the world and exploring global cuisines, she returned to the UK to focus on cooking for her young family. Her creations blend her globe-trotting influences with practical, everyday cooking, earning her a loyal following online. Now based in Kent, she spends her time crafting simple yet delicious dishes, hosting relaxed dinner parties, and sharing tips that make cooking a joy, not a chore. When she’s not in the kitchen, you’ll find her exploring farmers’ markets or hosting themed culinary evenings with her two boys, Toby and Charlie. This book is a celebration of her philosophy: good food doesn’t have to be complicated – just creative, flavourful, and shared with those you love.

 

Find her on IG @simplyfoodbymandy

You will be learning in a beautifully designed kitchen which provides a warm welcoming environment that can accommodate everything from group cookery classes to intimate chef’s tables, with the versatility to suit everyone.

Our partners have been chosen with great care, as all our equipment must stand up to the day-to-day rigours of our cookery school – much like a professional kitchen, that you can enjoy using whilst creating your own amazing dishes in class to give you the best possible experience when cooking with us.

Our classes and outstanding range of teachers will help you hone your gastronomic skills, even if you are a complete novice or a dab hand in the kitchen. We love highlighting new upcoming food trends and championing the rising stars within the culinary world.

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Divertimenti does everything it can to reduce the risk of any students consuming an allergen that could cause and allergic reaction.

Please call the school to discuss any severe food allergies prior to booking a class online, we must speak to you before you visit the school if you have a severe allergy or severe dietary intolerance.

We will become as flexible as possible, where we can to remove a specific ingredient from a student’s recipe we will but we are unable to remove that ingredient for every student attending.

We handle all types of ingredients in the kitchen at Divertimenti and we are not able to completely allergen free environment, our kitchen is multi-purpose therefore this makes our kitchen unsuitable for those with life- threatening allergies, in such cases as these we would suggest getting in touch with the team to arrange a private lesson in your own home with one of our chefs. Please contact us for more information

In the unlikely event you are unable to the class you have booked for and need to cancel your booking, for a full refund we will require your cancellation via email no less than 7 days.

Once we have received your cancellation, we will arrange a booking onto an alternative class date or a full refund, sadly we are unable to make changes to bookings or offer a refund with less than 7 days of the date of your class but we are happy to switch the names on the booking so a family member or friend can take the place.

Divertimenti reserves the right to cancel any demonstration or class or substitute another presenter at any time, in the unfortunate event that a ‘Personality’ present or chef cannot attend a session you will be offered the choice of an appropriate alternative or a full refund.

Attendees must be aged over 18 to attend an adult class - we have a list of suitable young adult and teenage classes suitable for under 18’s – they must be accompanied by an adult.



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