Hui reflected on growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, while Chung explored reconnecting with her estranged parents through shared meals. Both memoirs revealed how food becomes a powerful language of love, heritage, and belonging – especially in families shaped by migration and silence.

This event offered a moving exploration of how what we eat, cook, and share can tell the stories we struggle to say aloud.

The Big Tasty Read was a brand-new nationwide campaign that blended the joy of reading with the love of food. Led by Bradford Council’s Bradford Libraries and delivered as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, the campaign featured an exciting programme of events that took place across the Bradford district and beyond.