Our top pick of events celebrating International Women’s Day

Another trip around the sun, and another day celebrating the wonderful women of the world. Here is a list of our top things to do to mark the occasion.

Celebrating the female chef

Clare Finney, food writer and author of The Female Chef, has teamed up with London restaurant Carousel to bring diners a line up of some of the UK’s most talented chefs. Hosted over five nights, these five female chefs are “rewriting the rules and redefining what it means to be a successful chef,” according to Finney.

A portion of each ticket sold will go to a women’s charity of each chef’s choosing. The charity chosen by chef Romy Gill on the last day of the event at Carousel will benefit the #CookforUkraine campaign.

Tickets for the event are £65 for a pre-paid set menu.

Tuesday 8th March
Sam Evans & Shauna Guinn – Hang Fire BBQ

Wednesday 9th March
Sabrina Gidda

Thursday 10th March
Angela Hartnett – Murano

Friday 11th March
Julie Lin – Julie’s Kopitiam

Saturday 12th March
Romy Gill

Instagram Inspiration

For anyone unable to head out this evening to celebrate, WineGB has you covered. The association has launched a series of Instagram live interviews spotlighting women from across the world of wine.

Running over six days, from Monday 7 March through to Saturday 12 March, the series of Instagram Live interviews aims to give viewers an insight into the different career paths across the industry, from sales and hospitality to wine production.

Monday 7 March: Elisha Rai, co-founder of English still rosé brand Folc

Tuesday 8 March:  Cláudia Lopes, Laboratory & Quality Control Manager at Hattingley Valley

Wednesday 9 March: Susie Barrie MW, TV and radio presenter, writer, podcaster, author and consultant and co-Chair of the WineGB Awards

Thursday 10 March:  Zoë Driver, Assistant Winemaker at Black Chalk Wine

Friday 11 March: Ann Hill, Master Vintner, The Vintners’ Company

Saturday 12 March: Aleesha Hansel, wine writer, TV presenter and judge

Each of the six 30-minute-long discussion interviews will be hosted live on WineGB’s Instagram channel at 6pm each evening. For those who cannot view the sessions live, replays will be available on WineGB’s Instagram Account (@winegb).

Toasting and tasting

Open to any and all women looking to debunk some of the mysteries of the wine world, wine merchant Corney & Barrow is hosting an International Women’s Day event on 17 March.

A tutored tasting showcasing some of its international wines will be followed by a masterclass with Wendy Outhwaite from Ambriel before a sit down dinner.

Tickets are £75 per person and the event will be hosted at Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell.

Fancy a boogie?

Dance your socks off for International Women’s day with a series of free-to-attend female DJ sets in support of women in the music industry, hosted by The Distillery Bankside at Hilton London Bankside.

From now until 24 March, an extensive cocktail, wine, and craft beer menu will be on hand at The Distillery, which specialises in gin and cocktails.

DJ duo Lara Fraser and Laura Pradelska have kick-started the celebrations, with other acts to be announced.

In other news, to find out about five female-run restaurants in London you must visit, click here.

Mother of all cocktails

Elsewhere in the world, Singapore rooftop bar Smoke & Mirrors is shining a spotlight on front of house woman Kathleen Galicia. To mark this monumental day, Galicia has created her very own cocktail special: the Forget-me-not cocktail, featuring gin, elderflower, lavender bitters, wolfberry and Ancho Reyes.

The cocktail is a luminous purple, reflecting the colour of International Women’s Day, and free-pouring Champagne will be available on the night.

The Forget-me-not cocktail is priced at SGD $18, and Champagne will be available for two hours from 7.30 – 9.30pm at $88.