Book Signing
New for 2026
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We were delighted to welcome The Kitchen Table Dorset to the Three Counties Food & Drink Festival for the very first time in 2026.
The fantastic team brought a wonderful selection of cookbooks and foodie gifts and hosted book signings throughout the weekend with our TV chef guests, giving visitors the opportunity to meet their favourite chefs and take home signed copies.
Visitors also met Vanny Cradock, the unique mobile food bookshop converted from a former library van and beautifully wrapped with artwork inspired by much-loved cookbook spines. Vanny was filled with a carefully curated collection of food writing, cookbooks and kitchen fiction, making it a must-visit destination for food lovers throughout the weekend.
Thank you to everyone who visited the Book Signing Hub and helped make this exciting new feature such a success. Keep an eye out for more exciting announcements for the 2027 festival!
The Kitchen Table opened in Shaftesbury, Dorset in August 2023 with a simple belief: a bookshop can be a cultural hub, and food writing deserves the same seriousness, joy, and conversation as any other genre. We exist because people still want places that are human, generous, and rooted in connection. For us, food is the universal language.ย
The Kitchen Table, wherever you find us.
At our heart we are an indie bookshop specialising in food and cookery, one of only 3 in the UK and the only one to be shortlisted for the prestigious Indie Bookshop Awards this year. ย A fantastic addition to Three Counties Food Festival Sarah and Jon will deliver a curated bookshop an inviting space for our audiences and guest with a thoughtfully designed and engaging display of books for all to enjoy. We will invite our guest TV chefs to join them for a pop-up book signing experience
