He has lectured at universities in France, Germany and Bulgaria and on Jewish history in Central Europe at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. In July 2005 he delivered a lecture on Nazism and food at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
He has lectured on Brillat-Savarin and the origins of gastronomic literature at Oxford and at the University of Gastronomic Arts and Sciences at Pollenzo. His Oxford lecture is published in PPC: Petits propos culinaires and is available as a podcast from the Maison française.
He has made many appearances on radio and television, particularly on the BBC and Sky in Britain; the History Channel in the US; CBC in Canada; ABC in Australia; ZDF in Germany; ORF and Blue Danube Radio in Austria; French television and radio and Irish National Radio. He has also appeared on television and made numerous radio and television broadcasts in France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria etc. He wrote and presented The Reichsmarschall’s Table for BBC Radio Four. This was first broadcast in March 2005 and repeated in June that year.
For several years he was a restaurant inspector for The Good Food Guide in the UK. MacDonogh also works as a wine consultant to airlines and restaurants and tutors wine tastings. He is Chairman of the Judges for Germany and Austria for the Decanter World Wine Awards.
He speaks French and German fluently, and has a good knowledge of Italian and a working knowledge of Portuguese.
He is happy to address clubs, dinners and schools, and has spoken to the boys and girls of Eton and Oundle before now. |
