About the Speaker

Sarah Tobias

Sarah Tobias was an Associate Tutor for CCE at the University of Sussex until the department closed.

She is an experienced and sympathetic adult education tutor, social, cultural and local historian and an established university lecturer, college tutor, public speaker (over 30 topics) and tour guide.

She has a Diploma in European Humanities, BA Hons in History and European Humanities, a Master's Degree in Histories and Cultures and Certificates in Further Education Teaching.

Her particular interest and research is in the role of female servants and domestic service, especially in 19c-early 20c great country houses. She also writes and is an occasional dramatic narrator, costumed role player, playwright and filmmaker.

About the Speaker

Paul Couchman

Paul Couchman, The Regency Cook, founded the successful Dine Like a Servant fundraising dinners at Hove's Regency Town House and gave in-person historic cookery courses in the house's historic kitchen.

He has a Fine Arts Degree from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and a BA Hons in Art History from the University of Sussex.

He adores bringing back old historic recipes to life. Since March 2019 he has been giving online historic cookery courses all over the world.