Search results383 results were found to meet your search criteria.• Joan Alcock E-mail address: Author, Food historian, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, Honorary Visiting Fellow, London South Bank University.. Personal statement: As an archaeologist and a historian specialising in the ancient world I have investigated the food culture of that particular period in detail. This research includes drawing comparisons with other cultures and societies. This work includes numerous visits to sites in Europe and the Far East. Books written by this author: London Inn Signs (Tempus 2007), Food in the Ancient World (Greenwood Publishing 2006), Life in Roman Britain (Tempus 2006), Food in Roman Britain (Tempus 2003), Contributions in the Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery (Prospect Books 1989-2007). Specialities and areas of expertise: Food history; food and travel; historical research; ancient classical food (books and articles).. • Darina Allen E-mail address: Website: http://www.cookingisfun.ie Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food and travel writer. Books written by this author: Eight books in Simply Delicious series (Gill and Macmillan 1989-1996), Festive Food of Ireland (Kyle Cathie 1992), [Irish and American editions also], Irish Traditional Cooking (Kyle Cathie 1995, 2004), A Year at Ballymaloe Cookery School (Kyle Cathie 1997) [US editions also], Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course (Kyle Cathie 2001, 2007), Gluten-free Eating with Rosemary Kearney (Kyle Cathie 2003), Easy Entertaining (Kyle Cathie 2005). Regular work: Weekly food column in Irish Examiner newspaper Weekend section.. Misc: Member Food Safety Consultative Council and Artisan Food Forum of Food Safety Authority of Ireland Member of Taste Council of Irish Food Board (Bord Bia) Trustee of Irish Organic Centre Slow Food Councillor for Ireland Member of IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) - certified Culinary Professional and Teacher Patron of Irish Seedsavers Member Bread Bakers Guild of America Honorary Fellow of Irish Hotel and Catering Institute. • Patrick Anthony E-mail address: Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Food and travel writer, TV producer and director. Books written by this author: Patrick Anthony's International Menu Dictionary (Leonard Books 1988), Simply Special (Hodder & Stoughton, 1991), Patrick's Pantry (Anglia Television, five editions 1986-1993), Ready Steady Cook (partwork) (BBC 1992), Ready Steady Cook Book (BBC 1994), Anglia Television's Food Guide (four editions 1992-1995), Fast Meals for Two (BBC 1998). Regular work: 25 years in TV and Radio including : Ready Steady Cook - BBC, Food & Drink - BBC Anglia Television (around 900 broadcast features), Sky One TV (350 daily shows), BBC East (two series), occasional pieces for Radio 4, Radio 5, BBC 3 etc. Producer/presenter The Patrick Anthony Programme - BBC Eastern Counties (five years). Six years daily food column for Express Newspapers. Five years regular column for Eastern Daily Press. Occasional features for The Telegraph on Saturday and The Sunday Telegraph.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Presenting food and related subjects on both sides of the camera. Radio and TV interviewing, writing, presenting and producing corporate events. Anecdotal food history, kitchen gadgetry expert. Live Food Show presenter & demonstrater. After dinner speaker. Bespoke food tours.. • Pepita Aris E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Author, book editor, freelance journalist. Personal statement: For 11 years I was a magazine editor, mainly planning cookery masterclasses, which were then sold in many countries. But I have done most things - Michelin-starred chef, restaurant judging and reviewing, judging food competitions, features for all the big broadsheets and radio - I loved the TV spots. Nowadays I am best known as an authority on Spanish food. Books written by this author: Tapas (Anness 2005), Spanish Food and Cooking (Anness 2003), A Flavour of Andalusia (Headline 1996), Spanish Cooking (Quintet 1993), The Spanish Woman's Kitchen (Cassell 1992), Essential Food and Drink: Spain (AA 1992), Recipes from a Spanish Village (Conran Octopus 1990),The Masterchefs of Europe (Macdonald 1985), The Sauce Book (Collins 1984). Specialities and areas of expertise: Spanish food, its history, ingredients and regional context. Encyclopedias - substantial contributor to Larousse Gastronomique (English version). Mediterranean ingredients.. Foreign languages spoken: French, Spanish • Hugo Arnold E-mail address: Website: http://www.hugoarnold.com Author, Consultant, Freelance food writer. Books written by this author: Wagamama: Ways with Noodles and various others. • Nadia Arumugam E-mail address: Website: http://www.nadia-arumugam.com Author, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Personal statement: A chef by training, Nadia Arumugam is the former Food Editor of Fresh magazine. She contributes recipe and feature articles to lifestyle magazines in the UK and abroad. She gained an MA in English Literature from Oxford University and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Her first book on Stir-Fries will be published in Spring 2009. Books written by this author: Stir-Fries (Ryland, Peter and Small Spring 2009). Regular work: Regular recipe/ feature writer for Fresh magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: South east Asian cuisine, particularly Malaysian.. • Kevin Ashton E-mail address: Website: http://www.wannabetvchef.blog.co.uk Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, professional kitchen design consultant. Personal statement: I am a working chef with over 30 years' experience in hotel, restaurant and outside catering. I have a broad knowledge of various cuisines including French, Italian, Asian and regional American. I have worked in the UK, Holland, Bermuda and Washington DC. I enjoy giving cooking demonstrations at various Midland schools in my free time. Regular work: Weekly recipe column and food features for the Birmingham Sunday Mercury Performed cooking demonstrations at the BBC Good Food Show NEC 2004, 2005 Performed cooking demonstrations at the Town and Country Show August 2006 A few guest appearances on American cooking shows. Specialities and areas of expertise: Write regularly for my own food blog. A mixture of recipes, food reviews and other food related news items.. Commercial interests: Consultant for various companies including Heinz. Cooking demonstrations for companies including Asda, Somerfield, Knorr and the Garden and Leisure Group.. • Sue Ashworth E-mail address: Advertorial writer, Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Copywriter, Editorial work, Evaluation, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Ghost writer, Recipe writer. Personal statement: As a freelance food journalist, recipe writer, advertorial and feature writer for the web and magazines, radio broadcaster and food stylist, I am consultant to well known food companies and PR agencies, working on high profile accounts. My work varies from managing, developing and executing major projects through to food styling for packaging and editorial work. I enjoy radio work and have written and presented many pieces. My specialities lie within the health, slimming and dairy sectors. Books written by this author: The New Dairy Cookbook (Eaglemoss 2001), The Pure Points Cookbook (Simon and Schuster 2000), recipe writer for Keith Floyd on Oz/Italy/Spain etc (Penguin Books), 8 titles for Parragon. Regular work: Supplier of features and recipes to Weight Watchers website. Regular producer of sponsored cookery features for Hello and My Weekly Magazines. Radio presenter for Homepride and Oxo brands. Regular writer and food stylist for Fresh magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Specialist in the slimming industry (former Cookery Editor on Weight Watchers Magazine). Specialist in the dairy industry – especially British cheeses. Writing for websites. Supplier of features and recipes to weightwatchers.co.uk, Divine Chocolate, Vivaldi Potatoes, Oxo, etc. Range development for slimming products – various clients. Cook book project management – eg for Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and the dairy industry.. Commercial interests: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, Weight Watchers, etc. • Liz Ashworth E-mail address: Author, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Food historian, Ghost writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, NPD consultant to the food industry, teacher and encourage on healthy eating.. Personal statement: I love cooking and sharing the experience and enjoyment with cooks of all ages. Sadly the skills of preparing and eating a wholesome freshly cooked healthy diet are disappearing fast. We are what we eat and our future health is to a large extent in our daily food – children in particular are our future – let's all do our bit to show how simple, tasty and fun home-cooking is. Simply good food can be easily achieved, anyone can 'bake and cook' up a difference with help and encouragement. Books written by this author: Stir in a Smile (MMS Almac 2007). Teach the Bairns to Bake (1996, reprinted 2007), Snappy Snacks (2004), Teach the Bairns Scottish Vegetarian Cooking (1999), Low Fat Christmas Recipes (1998), Teach the Bairns To Bake (1996), Ostrich Recipe Book (1996), Teach the Bairns To Cook (1996) all Scottish Children's Press.. Regular work: Fortnightly cookery column in Northern Scot, BT regional newspaper of the year. Regular contributor to Highland Executive and Highland Life magazines. Contributor to Enjoy the Taste of Scotland – Tesco’s catalogue of Scottish food. Recipe writer for Snapz Healthy Fruit and Vegetable Crisps, Thistle Products, Orkney Herring etc. Regular writer for new local colour magazine Knocknews, which promotes local produce and businesses.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Scottish traditional cooking. NPD innovative development in the food industry – emphasis on health, pure ingredients and regional cooking – bakery, preserves, seafood and general innovation. I have worked in this sector for the last 30 years – attained several awards for the products developed eg Gold Great Taste Award for Orkney Herring Moroccan Spiced Crayfish Tails, Gold; Silver and Bronze awards for Buccleuch Conserve Relish Range voted Best New Retail Product 2004 and 2005; Gillies Fine Foods Barleys (wheat free barley biscuit range) – Gold and Silver awards; Nairn's Oat Bakes – Best New Health Eating Product Award, Scottish Food and Drink 2007; Ostrich Cookery Book and Grampian Food Forum Gold Award for Ostrich Liver Pâté. Recipe development – quick easy healthy, home-cooked ideas for product labels and leaflets to promote new products; introducing new tastes and healthy lunch box, snack ideas to primary schools. Working on a native grain project with the Agronomy Institute, Kirkwall, Orkney and the Millenium Institute – bere, stone-ground wheat and native oat meals. Product development and feasability study – health emphasis.. Commercial interests: NPD consultant to several large food companies: biscuit manufacturers, Agronomy Institute, Orkney, preserve manufacturers and ready-meal producers.. • Josephine Bacon E-mail address: Website: http://www.pholiota.cc Advertorial writer, Author, Broadcaster, Copywriter, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, translator of material relating to food and wine. Personal statement: Cookery writer and translator for more than 40 years. Broadcaster on food history and commodities. Expert on funghi and truffles. Specialist in americanizing/anglicising food-related material. Books written by this author: Translated Planete Marx by Thierry Marx into English (Minerva 2006), translated Vegetables by Joel Thiebault into English (Flammarion 2006), Exotic Fruits and Vegetables A–Z (UPSO 2006), The Cooking of the Middle East and Africa (Lorenz Books 2006), The Cooking of Spain, The Middle East and Africa (Lorenz Books 2006), anglicised New York (Wheldon Owen 2006), anglicised Barcelona (Wheldon Owen 2006), New Healthy Kitchen, 6 titles.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Fungi (mushrooms, toadstools, truffles), citrus fruits, exotic fruit and veg. Middle Eastern cookery. Anything relating to foreign languages. I have written articles on all these subjects, translated two books about truffles and written about them in various publications. Americanization/anglicisation of food and cookery related material.. • Mridula Baljekar E-mail address: Website: http://www.mridula.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, consultant to Indian restaurants and a leading spice manufacturing company.. Personal statement: I am dedicated to removing the general belief that Indian cooking is difficult. I focus on developing recipes which are user friendly. I am also committed to the idea of a healthy diet and I pay particular attention, in my writing, to preserving all the nutrients essential for a balanced meal. I also believe that both cuisine and culture are evolutionary. With this belief in mind I try to amalgamate the true essence of India by blending traditional with the contemporary. Books written by this author: The Curry Bible (Marks and Spencer 2008), Indian Regional Cooking (Anness 2008), Great Indian Feasts (John Blake Publishing 2005, winner Gourmand World Media Awards in the category of Best Asian Cuisine Cookbook in the World and Cookery Book of the Year, Cobra/Curry Club), The Low Fat Indian Vegetarian Cookbook (Thorsons 2002). Consultant editor: Curry (Anness 2001), Secrets From an Indian Kitchen (Pavilion 2000), Real Fast Indian Food (Metro 2000), Fat Free Indian Cooking (Metro 1999), Quick Vegetarian Curries (Thorsons 1998). Contributor to the Low Fat, No Fat Cookbook (Reader's Digest 1998). Specialities and areas of expertise: Regional Indian cooking (six books). Low fat Indian Cooking (two books). Vegetarian cooking (three books). South East Asian Cooking (two books).. Commercial interests: Freelance consultant to retail outlets, restaurateur, restaurant consultant. • Kimiko Barber E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food and travel writer. Personal statement: Promoting Japanese food is my passion and it is my life long goal to encourage more people to cook because I believe that good health eating starts at home. Arriving in England in the early 1970s as a teenager made me realise the importance of good food and home cooking. After over ten years in international investment banking in both London and Tokyo, a chance encounter with Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, inspired me to change my career. I love my work and making people happy with good food. Books written by this author: Yo! Sushi: The Japanese Cookbook (Harper Collins 2007), Japanese Pure and Simple (Kyle Cathie 2006), The Japanese Kitchen (Kyle Cathie 2004), Easy Noodles (Ryland, Peters & Small 2003), Sushi, Taste and Technique (Dorling Kindersley 2002). Regular work: Regular articles for Weekend Financial Times; regular teaching classes for Books For Cooks and other cookery schools in England.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Japanese cuisine and Asian fusion cooking; five books including on sushi; currently writing a diet book. Foreign languages spoken: Japanese • Lindsey Bareham E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Evaluation, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, recipe columnist. Personal statement: I enjoy cooking imaginative, seasonal food with simple but explicit instructions which make cooking and eating well accessible to the most inexperienced cook. As an ex restaurant critic and shopping sleuth with a greedy interest in food, I am forever trying out new ingredients and combinations of food but a traditional cooking background provides a good balance of classic and experimental. My single subject cookbooks on potatoes, tomatoes, soup etc. satisfy my interest in thorough research. Books written by this author: Hungry? Easy Food For Hungry People (Penguin 2008), Dinner in a Dash (Quadrille 2007), The Fish Store (Michael Joseph 2006), The Prawn Cocktail Years with Simon Hopkinson (Macmillan/Michael Joseph 1998/2006), Just One Pot (Cassell Illustrated 2004/2005), The Big Red Book of Tomatoes (Michael Joseph/Penguin 1999/2002), A Wolf in the Kitchen (Penguin 2000), Supper Won't Take Long (Penguin 1997), Onions Without Tears (Michael Joseph/Penguin 1995/1996), A Celebration of Soup (Michael Joseph 1993/1994), Roast Chicken and Other Stories with Simon Hopkinson (Ebury 1994), In Praise of the Potato (Michael Joseph/Penguin 1989/1990). Regular work: Daily recipe (Monday to Thursday) for Times T2 supplement, food and recipe columnist for Saga magazine. Specialities and areas of expertise: Healthy, fast after-work food; wrote the daily recipe for the Evening Standard for eight years; eating seasonally, using gluts of seasonal food imaginatively inexpensive, nutritious food, turning ordinary ingredients into something special.. • Alex Barker E-mail address: Website: http://www.foodfeatures.net Author, Consultant, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: Writing and talking about good food, creating and photographing great images, has been my full-time career. I enjoyed many years at Woman's Own Magazine and then Prima as cookery editor. In the last 15 years or so I have been engrossed in setting up and running my own business partnership - Food Features Photographic Library - (http://www.foodpix.co.uk) which now has an international market and a photographic studio - alongside freelance work in all areas of food writing, styling and PR. Books written by this author: Essential Guide to Cake Decorating (Parragon 2005), 2001 Cocktails (Parragon 2004), The Best of Cajun and Creole Cooking, The Best of Italian Cooking, The Best of Irish Cooking, America's Favourites (all Gramercy Books 2003), Get Cracking (Anness 2001) won the Jacob's Creek 2001 Best Soft Cover Food Book. Egg (Anness 2000), Potato (Anness 1999), Tesco Book of Puddings (1998). Regular work: Freelance articles for various magazines and websites.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Game, healthy eating, potatoes, students cooking.. Commercial interests: Food Features Photographic Library (partner and director). • Tracey Barker E-mail address: Broadcaster, Editorial work, Evaluation, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Investigative journalist, Recipe writer, Wine and drinks writer. Personal statement: I am a professional freelance journalist, with over 12 years experience writing for high profile websites, broadcast media, consumer and b2b print media with worldwide distribution. I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, and a judge for the Guild of Food Wrter's Derek Cooper Award for Investigative Journalism 2005. My special interests are food, wine, historic houses, countryside - especially when combined and UK/overseas travel with rural or historical culinary bias. Specialities and areas of expertise: East Anglia/East of England regional food; food ingredients technology; wine, beverage, non-alcoholic drinks (UK, Australasia, Asia). • Sue Barnard E-mail address: Author, Consultant, Copywriter, Editorial work, Feature writer, Investigative journalist, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, business writer, media consultant, home economist, project manager, public speaker, judgings. Personal statement: I am a journalist and media consultant specialising in the grocery, retailing, manufacturing and catering sectors. I write for publications and websites worldwide. I run my own consultancy providing editorial guidance and media training, and lecture in journalism for the City, Roehampton and Birkbeck Universities in London. I was for ten years marketing editor of The Grocer and have been editor of three magazines. I have a BEd hons degree in home economics. Books written by this author: The Grocer Year Book, The Mardek Guide to UK Food Wholesalers (third edition), The Mardek Guide to Grocery Retailers (fourth and fifth editions). Co-author The Mardek Guide to European Retailers. Regular work: Lecturer in journalism. Specialities and areas of expertise: Publishing (news, features, industry guides, project management). Grocery, retailing, manufacturing (over 20 years’ publishing experience in these fields). Catering (regular contributions to influential publications). Research data (interpretation for business and consumer readership). PR (editorial advisor, writer). Media training (leading manufacturing companies, MDs, marketing directors, PR). Product/brand development (investigating, reporting, judging). Lecturer (journalism). Editorial (all aspects). Home economics/ consumer science.. Misc: Member of Women in Journalism, member of Women Writers’ Network, elected Fellow of the Institute of Home Economics (IHEc) 1993, member of the IHEc President’s Committee 1996-2000, elected IHEc Editorial Advisory Board Chairman 1991-1992, elected IHEc London Branch Chairman 1984-1991. • Helen Barnard E-mail address: Advertorial writer, Consultant, Copywriter, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Personal statement: I have over 20 years experience having left school wanting to be a food writer. From there I did a two-year City and Guilds Catering and Restaurant Management course, then gained practical know-how in kitchens, including Anthony Worral Thompson's and Cliveden. For Le Cordon Bleu I wrote more than 10 cookery books and teaching manuals before moving on to the Marks & Spencer magazine as deputy food editor. I now freelance (see special subjects). Books written by this author: Eight home cookery books and two teaching manuals for Le Cordon Bleu cookery school between 1997 and 2000. Specialities and areas of expertise: Restaurant reviewer (for Time Out and Square Meal, specialising in hotels and haute cuisine), food journalism (deputy food editor of M&S magazine), food presentation for photo shoots (ex-chef), travel writing (contributor to UK and international travel guides - Bradman’s and Time Out, editorial food consultant (to Waitrose and others), local food writer for Berks, Bucks and Oxon food group. • Karen Barnes E-mail address: Copywriter, Editorial work. Personal statement: Food is, and always has been, my passion. My mother had me chopping onions at the age of five, cooking three-course meals by the age of 12 (always the same menu!) and I haven't looked back. Overseeing the food pages for Good Housekeeping is a privilege and, in my spare time, I enjoy teaching cooking skills to teenagers. I launched the GH Food Awards in 2005 and regularly judge food competitions such as Jane Asher's Home Baker of the Year. Specialities and areas of expertise: Healthy eating: I have written articles on cutting down on salt and losing weight and I have a health eating/weight loss blog on the Good Housekeeping website. Restaurant reviews. Editing: I edit standalone food magazines for Good Housekeeping and oversee the food pages for Good Housekeeping, along with the consumer pages, homes, fashion, beauty and also the gardening pages.. Misc: Trustee for the African charity Ukuthasa www.ukuthasa.org.. • Valerie Barrett Editorial work, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Books written by this author: Health Meals for Babies and Toddlers (Marks and Spencer 2007), Homemade Baking (MQP 2006), Cakes Galore (MQP 2006), Cookies (Anness 2003), The Chocolate Book, The Gingerbread Book. Worked on Ultimate Cakes (Dorling Kindersley), 30 Minute Meals, Cookery Questions Answered (Reader's Digest).. Specialities and areas of expertise: Work regularly as a food stylist for BBC Good Food, Olive and various other magazines. Many years experience and interest in all types of baking.. Foreign languages spoken: French • Ghillie Basan E-mail address: Website: http://www.ghilliebasan.com Author, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer. Books written by this author: Lebanese (Aquamarine 2008), Flavours of Morocco (Ryland, Peter and Small 2008), Tagine (Ryland, Peters and Small 2007), Moroccan (Love Food/Parragon 2007), The Food and Cooking of Turkey (Lorenz Books 2007), Turkish Cookery (Aquamarine 2006), Malaysia and Singapore, the food and cooking (Aquamarine 2006), Vietnamese: Fragrant and Exotic (Aquamarine 2004), Modern Moroccan (Aquamarine 2002), The Middle Eastern Kitchen (Kyle Cathie 2001), Classic Turkish Cookery (Tauris Parke 1997). Specialities and areas of expertise: Turkish cuisine (three books, articles in Sunday newspapers). Middle Eastern cuisine (three books, articles in Sunday newspapers). Ingredients and recipe features (BBC Good Food magazine, Gustoturkey magazine, Food and Wine: Best of the Best). South East Asian cuisine (four books). Moroccan cuisine (three books).. Foreign languages spoken: French, Turkish Commercial interests: Run cookery workshops at Wilderness Retreat (Home); import ethnic cookery utensils for sale.. • Judy Bastyra E-mail address: Website: http://www.judybastyra.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Editorial work, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Freelance journalist. Personal statement: I am a food and travel writer and spend half the year travelling around the world learning about different cuisines and cultures. Books written by this author: 35, including Eat Cuban (Simon & Schuster 2008), contributor to Eat Caribbean (Simon & Schuster 2005) and Curry (Dorling Kindersley 2006), Thai, The Essence of Asian Cooking (Hermes House 2003), Parties for Kids (Kingfisher 1998), Pizza Fun (Kingfisher 1997), Cookie Fun (Kingfisher 1997), Cooking with Dad (Bloomsbury 1996), Fun Food (Collins 1996), Love Bites (Robson Books 1993), Busy Little Cook (Conran Octopus 1990), Gourmet Book of Fruit (Salamander 1989), Caribbean Cooking (Windward 1987). Regular work: I co-host the St Lucia Food and Rum Festival with Rosemary Parkinson each year. I am a regular contributor to Mano magazine and Destinations in the Caribbean as well as many other British magazines.. Specialities and areas of expertise: I am developing a range of sauces using Scotch Bonnet peper from the Caribbean under the Foodmango brand.. Commercial interests: I am developing a range of sauces using Scotch Bonnet peper from the Caribbean under the Foodmango brand.. • Sarah Beattie E-mail address: Website: http://www.whyorganic.org/healthy_recipeMonth.asp Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Personal statement: I am a passionate believer in good food for all. This means access to good local ingredients and giving everyone the skills to prepare delicious food they want to eat. That food and eating are a pleasure can sometimes be overlooked in pursuit of worthy aims. Books written by this author: Neither Fish nor Fowl – Meat Free Eating for Pleasure (Optima 1993), Table of Content – Vegetarian Dinner Party Book for All Seasons (Little, Brown 1995), 30 Minute Thai Vegetarian (Thorsons, UK Ecco Press, US 1997), 30 Minute Mexican Vegetarian (Thorsons, UK Ecco Press 1997), 30 Minute Turkish Vegetarian (Thorsons, UK 1998), Smoothies & Juices (Bridgewater Books – various imprints including Paragon, Marks & Spencer and Om, India). Regular work: Monthly recipe column for The Soil Association website. Regular workshops for various age groups including children, very young mums, adults.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Vegetarian, vegan, special diets (six books, TV/radio, articles). Writing for websites (monthly recipe and photograph for The Soil Association's whyorganic website). Restaurant reviews (for former Sainsbury's/Carlton website). Children (regular workshops).. Commercial interests: Vegetarian consultancy for restaurateurs, nursing homes etc.. • Fiona Beckett E-mail address: Website: http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com Author, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Wine and drinks writer, Freelance food and wine writer. Books written by this author: Food, Wine and Friends (Ryland, Peters and Small 2007), An Appetite for Ale (with Will Beckett, CAMRA 2007), Steak (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Wine by Style (Mitchell Beazley, new edition 2006), Cooking with Wine (Ryland Peters and Small 2005), The Healthy Lunchbox (Grub Street 2005), Sausage and Mash (Absolute Press 2004), Cheese (Ryland, Peters and Small 2003), Beyond Baked Beans (Absolute Press 2003), How to Match Food and Wine (Mitchell Beazley 2002) and seven others. Regular work: Monthly food and wine matching feature for Decanter magazine (contributing editor).. Specialities and areas of expertise: Matching food with wine, beer and other drinks (own website, two books and occasional consultancy work). Cooking with wine and beer. Budget cooking (the Beyond Baked Beans cookbooks and forthcoming The Frugal Cook). Cheese (several features and a book). Interviews and food-related features (for national newspapers and specialist food and drink magazines; have interviewed many top chefs and TV personalities).. Commercial interests: Occasional copywriting and recipe development projects. • Annie Bell Author, Feature writer, Cookery writer. Books written by this author: Gorgeous Suppers (Kyle Cathie Autumn 2008), Gorgeous Desserts (Kyle Cathie 2007), Gorgeous Cakes (Kyle Cathie 2005), In My Kitchen (Conran Octopus 2004), Living and Eating (Ebury 2001), Annie Bell's Vegetable Book (Michael Joseph 1997), More Taste Than Time (Ebury 1996), Evergreen Classic Vegetarian Cookery (Bantam 1994), Not-So-Wicked Puddings (Sainsbury's 1994), A Feast of Flavours (Bantam 1992). Regular work: Cookery writer You Magazine Mail on Sunday. Contributing cookery writer for Country Living, Waitrose Food Illustrated and Sainsbury's magazine.. Foreign languages spoken: French • Jacqueline Bellefontaine E-mail address: Website: http://www.jacquelinebellefontaine.co.uk Advertorial writer, Author, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: A trained home economist with over 15 years experience as a cookery writer and food stylist. I have extensive experience in editorial and commercial food photography and recipe development for books, magazines, advertising, PR, food manufacturers. I have a versatile and cosmopolitan approach to cooking, having written or styled foods of many different styles and cuisines during the course of my career. My recipes are easy to follow recipes that are all tested in a domestic kitchen. Books written by this author: Juices and Smoothies (Igloo 2006), School's Out - Kid's Cookbook for Holidays and Special Occasions (Igloo 2006), 100 Great Bread Machine Recipes (D & S Books 2005), 100 Great Farmers' Market Recipes (D&S Books 2005), 100 Great Potato Recipes (D&S Books 2005), 100 Great Pasta Recipes (D&S Books 2005), 100 Great Diabetic Recipes (D&S Books 2005), Homemade Cookies (MQP 2004), Best Loved Cookies (MQP 2000), What's Cooking - Chocolate (Dempsey Parr 1998). Specialities and areas of expertise: Children's cooking (three books and numerous magazine articles) Baking (four books and daughter of a master baker) Recipe development (recipes developed for PR companies ie. for Dutch Bacon and English Cheeses. Magazines including Asda, You, Safeway Parent Magazine and Woman's Realm. Part works ie. IMP Quick Easy Delicious. Teletext cookery writer for two years and many others. Author of 18 cookery books) Food styling (for over 50 books plus magazines PR and food companies). • Anne Benson E-mail address: Website: http://www.2dine4.co.uk Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Restaurant reviewer, Wine and drinks writer, food tourism consultant for The Mersey Partnership. Personal statement: An experienced food journalist and PR professional, I have been a food writer for more than 14 years. I am passionate about regional and local food both from the wonderful products that are emerging and from its history. I have written for a number of publications, contributed to books; and I am chairman of the award-winning Wirral Farmers' Market and was one of the founders of the Wirral Food and Drink Festival. Books written by this author: Contributor to Home Grown, a book on north west chefs, producers and recipes (Bluecoat Press 2008), contributor to North West Food Lover's Guide (Bluecoat Press 2004), contributor to Dining Out Guide to Wales (2003). Regular work: Food writer for Liverpool.com magazine. I have also written regular columns for North West Enquirer, the Daily Post North West and Daily Post Wales and restaurant reviewer for Metro. I have also contributed to the Daily Express and Seafood magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: North West regional food (contributed to various publications including Daily Express); North Wales Regional Food; restaurant reviews (for metro and the Daily Post North West and North Wales); farmers' market (Chairman of Wirral Farmers' Market); public relations (promoting and maximising publicity for small producers and not-for-profit organisations); food tourism consultant (for The Mersey Partnership, the tourist board for the Liverpool City Region).. Commercial interests: Food tourism consultant to The Mersey Partnership. Misc: Chairman of Wirral Farmers' Market; founder, organiser and publicity officer of Wirral Food and Drink Festival.. • Michelle Berriedale-Johnson E-mail address: Website: http://www.foodsmatter.com Author, Editorial work, Food historian. Personal statement: Although a food historian by training, I now focus on medically restricted diets (foods allergy, coeliac disease, diabetes etc), writing books and editing/publishing a consumer magazine and broadcasting on the subject. Books written by this author: Two Allergy Catering Manuals (Berrydales Books, 2005), The IBS Diet (Thorsons, 2004), Eat to Beat High Blood Pressure (Thorsons, 2003), The Everyday Wheat & Gluten Free Cookbook (Grub Street, 1998), Food Fit for Pharoahs (British Museum Press, 1999), The British Museum Cookbook (British Museum Publications, 1987) - all still actively in print.. Regular work: Edit/publish monthly subscription magazine, Foods Matter. Fairly regular appearances on TV/Radio, national and local, talking about food allergy, special diets etc. Occasional appearances on historical food programmes.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Restricted diets and food allergies - I founded and edit Foods Matter, the UK's only consumer magazine dealing with this subject. I am also a spare time food historian (English food) with a number of food history books to my name.. Commercial interests: Berrydales Publishers/Berrydale Books - owner.. Misc: Trustee of Action Against Allergy and Steering committee member of the Allergy Alliance.. • Mary Berry E-mail address: Website: http://www.maryberry.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Recipe writer, Aga expert. Personal statement: Cookery writer, TV and radio broadcaster. Expert in Aga demonstrations. Books written by this author: One Step Ahead with Mary Berry (Quadrille 2007), Mary Berry's Christmas Collection (Headline 2006), Real Food Fast (Headline 2005), Cook Now, Eat Later (Headline 2002), New Aga Cookbook (Headline 1999), Complete Cookbook (Dorling Kindersley 1995), The AGA Book (Boxtree 1995), Ultimate Cakes (BBC Books 1994). Regular work: Regularly write for Aga magazine column. Regular monthly contributor to Aga Links website.. Specialities and areas of expertise: TV and radio, Aga cookery, baking, writing, demonstrations.. Commercial interests: Salad dressings and sauces.. • Richard Bertinet E-mail address: Website: http://www.thebertinetkitchen.com Author, Chef, Consultant, Cookery teacher. Books written by this author: Crust – Bread to Get your Teeth Into (Kyle Cathie 2007), Dough – Simple Contemporary Bread (Kyle Cathie 2005). Regular work: Monthly column 'Bertinet Bites' for French magazine (2007).. Specialities and areas of expertise: Consultancy work particularly new product development for manufacturers and major multiples in the fields of bread, viennoiserie, pastry and other food products. Teaching, including team building and corporate hospitality groups, particularly in French cookery, bread making and baking.. Foreign languages spoken: French • Elena Berton E-mail address: Feature writer, Restaurant reviewer. Specialities and areas of expertise: Restaurant reviews (for Time Out Magazine and Time Out Eating and Drinking Guide 2007); Italian food (I am a native Italian who grew up in a family of chefs); Japanese, Thai food (I studied cookery with local chefs in both countries).. • Monisha Bharadwaj E-mail address: Website: http://www.cookingwithmonisha.com Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Evaluation, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer. Personal statement: I was born in India and am a qualified chef as well as a journalist. I am committed to presenting Indian food as a healthy, delicious, stylish cuisine that is perfect for a 21st century lifestyle. I believe that good nutrition that includes seasonal produce is paramount in cookery and I focus on it in all the work that I do. I am committed to teaching people to cook good Indian food confidently, with a minimum of fuss and an emphasis on health, taste and variety. Books written by this author: Indian Vegetarian Cooking - a regional guide (Kyle Cathie 2006), Indian in 6 (Kyle Cathie 2005), The Healthy Indian Kitchen (Carlton 2003), Stylish Indian in Minutes (Kyle Cathie 2002), The Indian Luck Book (Kyle Cathie 2001), Indian Beauty Secrets (Kyle Cathie 2000), Inside India. India Style (Kyle Cathie 1999), The Indian Pantry/Kitchen (Kyle Cathie 1998), The Prestige Festival Cookbook (IBH India 1996), Exotic Curries of the Orient (Vakils, Pfeffer 1996). Regular work: Guest chef on Great Food Live UKTV for four years. Guest chef on American TV (judged Iron Chef America 2006, Chef on a Shoestring, CBS Network). Regular classes at Books for Cooks, Divertimenti, The Bertinet Kitchen and at own school Cooking with Monisha.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Indian cuisine (seven books, TV work, consultancy, healthy recipes for Health Trusts, recipes for Tesco website). Indian regional and vegetarian cookery, kid's cookery, recipe and product development, contemporary Indian cookery. Restaurant consultancy (Viva Paschim, Mumbai). Evaluation of products (spices, ready meals and all foods relating to Indian cookery). Indian ingredients (I organise trips to speciality shops for groups such as Food and Wine Society).. Foreign languages spoken: Hindi Commercial interests: Indian cookery demonstrations, classes, exclusive event catering, food and restaurant consultancy, product and recipe development, food walks. • Ruth Binney E-mail address: Author, Consultant. Personal statement: I write on the history and culture of cooking, and on health related cookery. I also consult to Reader's Digest on the development of their cookery list and am dedicated to a high standard of cookery editing. Books written by this author: The Gardener's Wise Words and Country Ways (David and Charles 2007), Love, Luck and Lessons for Life (David and Charles 2005), Wise Words and Country Ways (David and Charles 2004), The Science of Taste (International Wine and Food Society 2003). • Fi Bird E-mail address: Website: http://www.stirrinstuff.org Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: I am a campaigner both for healthier diets and for cookery teaching in primary schools. I work in food and school partnerships, to educate children about basic nutrition and simple food skills. I am committed to sustainable development and ethical best practice promoting Fairtrade as well as local food. Decent food should be affordable and accessible to all. Books written by this author: The Barefoot Children's Cookery Book (Spring 2009). Regular work: Children's food column/recipes: Green Parent Magazine, Country Kitchen, Bushcraft and Survival Skills, Healthy and Organic Living. Recipes for Tern televison (BBC Scotland Beechgrove Garden recipe factsheet). Children: cookery demonstrations at food events, primary school partnerships (when funding permits), after school cookery clubs (Big Lottery Funding).. Specialities and areas of expertise: Children and food. Features and recipes for websites eg Farming and Countryside Education website, Primary Times.. Misc: Scottish Cross party Food Committee. • Katie Bishop Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Copywriter, Feature writer, Food stylist, NPD/brand/marketing/retail consultant. Personal statement: I am a young and passionate foodie with a background in agriculture and home economics, and a love of good, simple food. Books written by this author: Slow Cooking (Harper Collins, due November 2008), co-author with Rosemary Moon of The Ultimate Mixer Cookbook (Quintet 2002).. Regular work: Regular guest on UKTV Food/Sky 3 Taste. Regular contributor to Seasons, Waitrose Food Illustrated, Delicious among others.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Demonstrating: either live or recorded, web, TV, large or small audiences, studio or public events. British agriculture: farming background, degree in agriculture and keen interest in the British industry. Food marketing and NPD: regular consultant for large brands with experience of working on all aspects of the creative NPD process and marketing.. • Julie Biuso E-mail address: Website: http://www.juliebiuso.com Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Editorial work, Evaluation, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Food editor Home and Entertaining, Your Home and G. Personal statement: I believe home-cooked food is the best because you know what you're starting with, quite possibly where the food has come from, and what you're going to do with it. There's no greater joy than providing a meal for family or friends that has all the elements for good health along with the essential X-factor: pleasure. Books written by this author: Hot Nights Cool Days (New Holland 2003), Viva L'Italia (New Holland 2002), Dancing On My Table, Perspectives on Life and Food (winner Best Food Literature in English Language and Best Food Literature In The World, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2001, New Holland 2001), FRESH (winner Montana Book Awards, Lifestyle section, New Holland 2000), Take A Vine-ripened Tomato (winner Best Mediterranean Cuisine Cookbook Versailles World Cookbook Awards 1999 and winner Booksellers' Choice award 2000, New Holland 1999), The Long Italian Lunch (Random House 1998), Julie Biuso's Italian Cooking (CJ Publishing 1997), Julie Biuso Cooks Vegetables (winner Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award, Hodder and Stoughton 1991), Julie Biuso Cooks Italian (1989 published in conjunction with a seven part television series of the same name for Television New Zealand), All This and More (Lindon Press, 1986). Regular work: Food editor: Woman's Day; consulting food editor: Taste magazine; regular guest on ZB stations and National Radio (ongoing).. Specialities and areas of expertise: Regular judge of premiere food and drinks competitions, industry food awards and food packaging. Personal chef to Maestro Luciano Pavarotti in NZ (1999 and 2005). MC/presenter of functions in NZ/France/London. Regular guest chef at national and international food, wine, gardening, organics, olive oil and arts events.. Foreign languages spoken: Italian Commercial interests: Endorsement agreement with Wiltshire NZ (now McPherson's Consumer Products (NZ) Ltd).. • Galton Blackiston E-mail address: Website: http://www.morstonhall.com Author, Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Recipe writer, Chef patron at Morston Hall, Norfolk, author. Personal statement: Cooking at its finest, simple, seasonal and regional food. Books written by this author: A Return to Real Cooking (Navigator 2006), Morston Hall Cook Book (Navigator 2003). Regular work: Free Range bi-monthly EDP Saturday Magazine Sainsbury's Magazine Norfolk county children's school demo. Specialities and areas of expertise: TV Great British Menu BBC2 2006 Local TV - BBC Look East, Anglia TV, Radio Norfolk, Radio Broadland. Commercial interests: Morston Hall Hotel and Restaurant. • Joyce Blake E-mail address: Feature writer. • Susannah Blake E-mail address: Author, Consultant, Copywriter, Editorial work, Feature writer, Ghost writer, Recipe writer, freelance food writer and editor. Personal statement: With nine years' experience in food publishing, I divide my time between writing and commissioning food and cookery titles. I have commissioned, art-directed and project-managed over 30 cookbooks, as well as writing more than 10, contributing to numerous others, and writing for magazines. A passionate traveller, explorer and diner, I have travelled all over the world, gathering ideas, experience and culinary knowledge along the way. Books written by this author: Seasonal Foods (Duncan Baird Publishers 2007), 5 a day (Duncan Baird Publishers 2007), Coffee Indulgences (Ryland, Peters and Small 2007), Cupcakes (Ryland, Peters and Small 2007), 500 Appetizers (Quintet 2006), GI+ Diet Planner (Duncan Baird Publishers 2006), Afternoon Tea (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), On Toast (Ryland, Peters and Small 2005). Specialities and areas of expertise: Commissioning, art-directing and project management for book publishers and magazines (over 30 books). Baking and desserts (six books). Healthy eating (author of 5 a Day, co-authored book on GI; healthy eating supplement for Tesco magazine; commissioned a series of books on healthy eating; worked with the HEA's nutrition team for two years). Snacks and appetizers (two books). Juices and smoothies (three books). Children's cookery (four books).. • Katharine Blakemore E-mail address: Author, Recipe writer. Personal statement: As a result of winning the Evening Standard Mouton Cadet competition I was given the opportunity to use my love and knowledge of food and wine professionally. For many years I have researched, read and written about food and wine. I have also worked for a wine merchant and managed a restaurant. Books written by this author: Simple and Delicious Salads (Apple Press 2006), Pasta (New Holland Australia 2003), 50 Ways with Fish (Lansdowne Australia 1994), 50 Ways With Beef (Lansdowne Australia 1994), 50 Ways With Salads (Lansdowne Australia/Little Brown England 1991), 50 Ways with Pasta (Lansdowne Australia 1991/Little, Brown England), Cooking in a Casserole (Octopus/Marks and Spencer 1987), Just for One (Octopus/Marks and Spencer 1986), The Cookery Year (Octopus/Marks and Spencer 1983). Specialities and areas of expertise: Wine (eleven years working for a wine merchant, wine trade examinations, buying wine for a restaurant). • Raymond Blanc E-mail address: Website: http://www.manoir.com Author, Chef patron. Personal statement: Raymond Blanc is chef patron of the highly acclaimed 'Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons' in Oxfordshire and author of a number of best selling recipe books. His personal vision: 'to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests would find perfection in food, comfort and service'. Raymond's luminous cooking has received extraordinary tributes from every guide to culinary excellence. Books written by this author: Foolproof French Cookery (BBC Books 2002), Blanc Vite (Hodder Headline 1998), A Blanc Christmas (Hodder Headline 1996), Blanc Mange (BBC Books), Cooking for Friends (Hodder Headline 1994), Recipes from Le Manoir (Little Brown). Regular work: The Restaurant (eight part series on BBC2). Specialities and areas of expertise: Nutrition (Blanc Vite). Foreign languages spoken: French Commercial interests: Brasserie Blanc restaurants. Maman Blanc range. Misc: Member of Club des Cents, Academy of Culinary Arts, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. Academician de l'Association Internationale des Maîtres Conseils en Gastronomie Française. Vice president of Garden Organic.. • Tessa Boase Feature writer, Investigative journalist. Personal statement: I write about all aspects of the food chain, with particular interest in sustainable food systems and regional/artisan producers. I'd like to help readers make informed choices and rethink their shopping and eating habits. Regular work: Regular features for the Weekend Telegraph and Delicious magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: British food, small producers.. Foreign languages spoken: French, Italian • Shirley Bond E-mail address: Author, Nutritionist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: I am a qualified nutritionist and a state registered dietitian. One of my main concerns is to help the consumer to make wise choices of foods and recipes for their needs and my work reflects this. I am a member of the Food Authenticity Surveillance Group of the Food Standards Agency with a particular interest in food labelling. Books written by this author: Eight written in the past, including being a contributor to Reader's Digest Eat Well Live Well series (2002) and Home Measures (Grub Street 1996). Regular work: Regular monthly contributor of recipes to a website. Specialities and areas of expertise: I write articles on food and develop recipes to help consumers make wise, healthy choices for optimum health, whatever their age or circumstances. I carry out analysis of recipes for their nutritional content which enables their evaluation and suitability in various situations to be assessed.. • Shirley Booth E-mail address: Website: http://www.shirleybooth.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, Wine and drinks writer, TV director and producer. Personal statement: I write about, demonstrate and consult on Japanese food. I make documentaries, TV programmes and DVDs. I also present programmes about traditional food producers and traditional drinks (sherry, cider, sake) in Europe and Japan. I founded the British Sake Association to further understanding of Japanese sake in the UK. Books written by this author: Contributing author 1001 Foods To Eat Before You Die (Quintessence 2008), editor Japanese Home Cooking by Harumi Kurihara (Conran Octopus 2006), editor and contributor Harumi's Japanese Cooking (Conran Octopus 2004), author of Food of Japan (Grub Street 2000, winner of the Japanese Festival Prize 2000).. Regular work: Radio: contributor to BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour, Veg Talk, The Food Programme. Demonstrations at food shows: BBC Good Food, Organic Food Show, Ideal Home Exhibition. Demonstrator for Tazaki Foods. Teaching: Asian and Oriental School of Catering, authentic ethnic cooking school. Regular contributor (print) Eat Japan, where I conducted regular chef interviews and a Japanese ingredient column. Portugal magazine: series on traditional food producers; Kingdom Magazine: food column. Occasional articles: FD (Food Development Association), Times, Independent. Guest Contributor TV: Good Food Live, Carlton TV. Director/producer TV: Documentary, Japan: Food for the Spirit (winner Jury Special Prize for Films on Japan 1987), documentary, Japanese Food as Number One (NHK/Pacific Films), series: Grand Gourmet - Food Travels in Europe (NHK Enterprises, Europe, Ltd). Specialities and areas of expertise: Japanese Cuisine – first UK recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Award 2006 in recognition of my contribution over 20 years in furthering understanding of Japanese cuisine overseas. Recipe writing (olive, Fresh). Restaurant reviews for Press News (magazine of the London Press Club). Consultant on Japanese cuisine to itsu, Marlow Foods, Yakitoria, Sharwoods. TV documentary producing and directing (NHK, Channel 4, BBC). Demonstrating and presenting. Zen vegetarianism.. Misc: President, British Sake Association. • Frank Bordoni E-mail address: Broadcaster, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Restaurateur.. • Carol Bowen E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Food stylist, Ghost writer, Recipe writer, former Household and Cookery Editor, Homes and Gardens. Personal statement: I have over 30 years experience working on magazines, TV, radio, publishing and for food companies. This has resulted in over 70 books being published on an ever more diverse range of popular food subjects. Regular freelance work for magazines, supermarkets, equipment manufacturers and newspapers keeps me constantly fresh and inquisitive and broadens my knowledge of food in all its guises. Books written by this author: Over 70 books published (translated into more than 10 languages), including many for Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, Octopus, Conran, Hamlyn and Grub Street. Includes award-winning Cookery Book of the Year Versatile Vegetables (Octopus). Most recent include The Basic, Basics Aga Handbook (Grub Street 2005), The Country Range Cookbook (Grub Street 2002), The Complete Microwave Companion (Sebastian Kelly 1997), The Basic, Basics Home Freezing Handbook (Grub Street 197), Thai Cooking (Parragon Books 1995). Specialities and areas of expertise: Freezing (five books and former Head of Consumer Affairs at Birds Eye); microwave cooking (15 books and consultancy work); range-style cooking (two books and consultancy work); food styling (experienced in all aspects for TV, advertising, books and magazines); feature writing and recipes for Esse website; ghost writer and recipe developer for a top TV chef and prolific food and children's book author. Misc: Chair of Curriculum Committee and advisor on Healthy Schools (and Awards) Wokingham Borough Council. • Alison Boyle E-mail address: • Moyra Bremner Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Copywriter, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Investigative journalist, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, Wine and drinks writer, event chairperson, speaker and debater. Personal statement: As both a science writer and a consummate foodie I write, speak and broadcast on three fields: food's pleasures, food and health, farming and food's future. My work embraces TV and radio, talks, debates, books, feature articles, creating recipes, cooking demos and restaurant reviews. My special interest is future-proofing good food despite global warming and rising oil costs. Books written by this author: GE: Genetic Engineering and You (HarperCollins 1999), Enquire Within Upon Everything (1988), Supertips 2 (Hodder and Stoughton 1987), Supertips 2 (Andre Deutsch 1986 ), Supertips to Make Life Easy (Hodder and Stoughton 1985), Pasta for Pleasure (Fontana 1985), Supertips to Make Life Easy (Andre Deutsch 1984). Regular work: Frequest guest expert on national and regional radio and TV. Have presented The Money Programme (BBC TV), Newsweek (BBC TV), Science Now (BBC Radio 4), Public Duty, Private Conscience (BBC Radio 4). Strand presenter/demonstrator: This Morning (ITV) and other programmes. Have had columns in: Period Living, The Sun, Caduceus Journal. Specialities and areas of expertise: Speaker, debater chairperson (eg BBC Good Food Show, Ludlow Food Festival). Broadcaster (speaking on food issues on national and international TV and radio). Demonstrating cooking (eg This Morning, Granada TV). GM, food and health (eg highly praised, pioneering book on GM, feature for the Royal Horticultural Society). Investigative journalist (eg ‘Committing Pesticide', The Ecologist). Organic food - lifelong organic gardener, expert in the science behind it (eg Organic Food Show), farming and the future of food (eg Schumacher Lecture). Traditional food (eg book on regional Italian pasta cooking). Book reviewer (eg The Sunday Times, The Mail on Sunday, The Financial Times). Restaurant reviewer (Good Food Guide).. • Orla Broderick E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Editorial work, Ghost writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Books written by this author: Contributing editor to the Bridgestone Food Lover's Guides to Ireland (2001, 2002 and 2003), 100 Great Soups (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1999), Can't Cook, Won't Cook (BBC 1997), 100 Great Snacks and Appetizers (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1996), Meals in Minutes (BBC 1995), The Gourmet Kitchen - Garlic and The Gourmet Kitchen - Sun-dried Tomatoes (Apple 1994). Regular work: Restaurant reviews (for The Bridgestone Irish Food Guides) Television production (numerous programmes for the BBC and 40-part series for RTE) Compiling and editing books for BBC (AWT's Weekend Cookbook, Ready Steady Cook Ten-Minute Cookbook, Ready Steady Cook – The Top 100 Recipes, The Saturday Kitchen Cookbook, Ainsley's Friends and Family Cookbook) Editing books for Irish chefs (Second Helpings by Paul Flynn, Full on Irish by Kevin Dundon and Neven Maguire Cooks 2 and Cooking for Family & Friends). Specialities and areas of expertise: Irish cookery Children's food Developing recipes for food packaging and websites. • Celia Brooks Brown E-mail address: Website: http://www.celiabrooksbrown.com Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, Conductor of self-styled gastronomic tours.. Personal statement: As a passionate cook and food writer, I am committed to inspiring others in the kitchen, through my books, demonstrations, TV appearances and gastronomic tours. I am driven by an acute culinary intuition, an insatiable appetite for knowledge, and a love of the theatre of cooking. Books written by this author: World Vegetarian Classics (Pavilion 2005), Low-Carb Vegetarian (Pavilion 2004), Entertaining Vegetarians (Pavilion 2003), co-author New Kitchen Garden (Ryland, Peters & Small 2003), New Vegetarian (Ryland, Peters & Small 2001), Vegetarian Foodscape (Pen and Ink 1998). Regular work: Weekly columnist for The Times online 'New Urban Farmer'; presenter of monthly seasonal video food guide for The Times online. Regular presenter on Market Kitchen (UKTV Food), Great Food Live (UKTV Food) and Saturday Kitchen (BBC2); guest on The Food Programme (BBC Radio 4); contributor to olive magazine; columnist for UKTV Food website; hands-on classes and demonstrations at Books for Cooks, Divertimenti, UK food festivals, charity and private events. Specialities and areas of expertise: Vegetarian cookery (six books, 25-part TV series Vegging Out, website writing for UKTV Food, regular teaching); food product developmemt and consultancy for Tesco, Pillsbury and Boots; allotment gardening. Commercial interests: Gastronomic tourism. • Catherine Brown E-mail address: Website: http://www.foodinscotland.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Feature writer, Food historian. Personal statement: I began my career in catering and teaching but then worked on a post-graduate research project on British regional and traditional food (published in 1976 as British Cookery). It was the inspiration that took me into a career in journalism, broadcasting, writing regional food guides and books related to traditional and regional British food and its potential. Books written by this author: A Taste of Britain with Laura Mason (HarperCollins 2006, repulished in five volumes by HarperPress 2007), Scottish Cookery (Mercat Press 2006, 1st edition 1985), Classic Scots Cooking (Neil Wilson 2004), The Baker's Tale (Neil Wilson 2002), Arran Taste Trail (2002), Traditional Foods of Britain with Laura Mason (Prospect Books 1999), A Scottish Feast with Hamish Whyte (Argyll 1996), A Year in a Scot's Kitchen (Neil Wilson 1996), Broths to Bannocks (John Murray 1990), Scottish Regional Recipes (Drew 1981). Regular work: Presenter, Scotland's Larder. Columnist (Fresh and Wild) Sunday Times Ecosse. Specialities and areas of expertise: Traditional and regional British food and drink, its history and potential development in today's marketplace. Special interest in Scotland.. • Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne E-mail address: Website: http://www.lucindabrucegardyne.com Author, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Personal statement: After working at Bibendum and running a catering company, I returned to Leiths, where I first trained as a chef, to teach and co-write the 'Leiths Techniques Bible'. With the arrival of children with severe food allergies, I have focused on developing, writing and teaching techniques of cooking for allergies and intolerances that enable people to eat normally and healthily. Books written by this author: How to Cook for Food Allergies (Pan Macmillan 2007), Leiths Techniques Bible (Bloomsbury 2003). Regular work: I am running a range of How to Cook for Food Allergy courses at Edinburgh School of Food and Wine. Specialities and areas of expertise: Cookery methods and techniques and the behaviour of ingredients in cooking (two books). Adapting recipes for gluten, dairy, egg, nut and soy free diets (one book, magazine and newspaper articles). Teaching substitution and special techniques of cooking for food allergies (range of How to Cook for Food Allergy courses at Edinburgh School of Food and Wine).. • Bill Buckley E-mail address: Website: http://www.billbuckley.net Broadcaster, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer. Personal statement: TV- and radio-presenter and writer for 27 years. Cooked on various TV channels and presented countless cookery radio featuresHave judged dishes on major TV series. Currently, present weekly food and drink show on major London radio station. Food edited magazine for four years. I am a self-taught cook whose USP is 'do-able' recipes that still impress using supermarket ingredients. Regular work: Present LBC 97.3's Food and Drink Programme every Sunday afternoon. Specialities and areas of expertise: Present food and drink radio programme (London's LBC 97.3, Sundays 3-5pm). Regularly write restaurant reviews for websites (www.viewlondon.co.uk and www.viewbirmingham.co.uk). Critiqued dishes on TV (two series of ITV1's Britain's Best Dish). Wrote combined travel/fine-dining features (Yes Chef! Magazine). Cook on TV (Come Dine With Me, C4; Open House with Gloria Hunniford, Five; various shows on Carlton Food Network).. • Liz Burn Author, Editorial work, Recipe writer. Personal statement: Former cookery editor at Woman's Weekly magazine. Books written by this author: Woman's Weekly Cookbook, various Woman's Weekly paperback cookery books. • Tamsin Burnett-Hall E-mail address: Author, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Books written by this author: Shop and Cook (Simon and Schuster 2008), Fast and Fabulous (Simon and Schuster 2007), Powerfood Cookbook (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Cook, Eat, Enjoy (Simon and Schuster 2006), Food for Life (Simon and Schuster 2005), Eating Out At Home (Simon and Schuster 2004). Specialities and areas of expertise: Healthy eating and low fat cookery (six books). • Fiona Burrell E-mail address: Website: http://www.fionaburrell.com Author, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Books written by this author: Leiths Baking Bible with Susan Spaull (Bloomsbury 2006), contributor to Leiths Vegetarian Bible (Bloomsbury 2002), contributor to The Best of Leiths (Bloomsbury 1998), Leiths Book of Cakes (Bloomsbury 1995), Leiths Complete Christmas with Caroline Waldegrave and Prue Leith (Bloomsbury 1992), contributor to Leiths Cookery Bible (Bloomsbury 1991). Regular work: Column on seasonal produce in British Baker (trade magazine). Recipe writing and food styling for My Weekly. Specialities and areas of expertise: Baking - cakes, breads and pastries etc (two books, Leiths Book of Cakes and Leiths Baking Bible); teaching and demonstrating - (ex co-principal Leiths School of Food and Wine); vegetarian food (contributor to Leiths Vegetarian Bible); recipe writing and food styling.. • Mary Cadogan E-mail address: Website: http://www.marycadogan.com Author, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: I was food director for BBC Good Food magazine for 12 years until my move to France in 2005. I am now a freelance food writer, stylist and consultant working from my home in the Charente. I am surrounded by beautiful locations and superb seasonal produce and work with top food photographers to produce features for Good Food magazine and other publications. Books written by this author: 101 Cakes and Bakes (BBC Books 2004), Christmas Made Easy (BBC Books 2004), Countdown to Christmas (BBC Books 1999), Tarts and Pies (Hamlyn 1994). Regular work: Monthly column for BBC Good Food magazine. Specialities and areas of expertise: Cooking seasonally (I write regular features on seasonal produce and have my own vegetable garden). Baking (two books and a lifelong passion). Blogging (I write a weekly blog for www.bbcgoodfood.com).. Foreign languages spoken: French • Susan Campbell Website: http://www.walledgardens.net Author, Consultant, Food historian, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Books written by this author: Walled Kitchen Gardens (Shire Publications 2006, 3rd edition), A History of Kitchen Gardening (Frances Lincoln 2005), Charleston Kedding; A History of Kitchen Gardening (Ebury 1996), Cottesbrooke, An English Kitchen Garden (Century Hutchinson 1987),A Calendar of Gardeners' Lore (Century 1983), A Cook's Companion (Dorling Kindersley 1981), Poor Cook, with Caroline Conran (Macmillan 1972). Specialities and areas of expertise: I have been researching, recording and writing about walled kitchen gardens, mainly in Great Britain, for the past 25 years, and have written several books on the subject. As chairman of the Walled Kitchen Garden Network, I advise and help with the restoration of such gardens and chair an annual Forum. My interest in this branch of food writing grew out of a love of growing culinary plants.. Misc: Member of the Council of the Garden History Society. Member of the Garden History Society's Conservation Committee. Member of the Hampshire Garden Trust's Conservation Committee. • Georgina Campbell E-mail address: Website: http://www.ireland-guide.com Author, Editorial work, Food and travel writer, Restaurant reviewer, publisher (small). Personal statement: I am a specialist writer/publisher on Irish food and hospitality: editor of the independently assessed and critically acclaimed Georgina Campbell's Ireland hospitality guides; former chairman of the Irish Food Writers' Guild; contributor to specialist publications including Food and Wine Magazine; recipient of the Cordon d'Or Life Achievement Award; author of a number of books on Irish food. Books written by this author: Georgina Campbell's Ireland ... The Guide: Comprehensive Annual Guide to Great Irish Food and Hospitality (GCGuides 2008), Georgina Campbell's Ireland ... The Best of the Best: Highly Selective Companion to 'The Guide' (GCGuides 2006), Georgina Campbell's Ireland ... for Garden Lovers (2006), Georgina Campbell's Ireland ... for Gourmet Golfers (GCGuides 2006), Georgina Campbell's Ireland ... for Romantic Weddings and Honeymoons (GCGuides 2006), Full on Irish with Kevin Dundon (Epicure 2005), Irish Country House Cooking (Epicure Press 2007), Best of Irish Breads and Baking (Epicure Press 1996). Regular work: Weekly cookery column, Irish Independent Weekend Magazine. Specialities and areas of expertise: Irish hospitality and cookery. • Charles Campion E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Feature writer, Listings compiler/editor, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, keynote and after dinner speaker. Books written by this author: Charles Campion's London Restaurant Guide (latest edition Profile Books 2007), Food from Fire, the real barbecue book (Mitchell Beazley 2006), Fifty Recipes to Stake Your Life On - a culinary memoir (Timewell Press 2004), The Real Greek at Home with Theodore Kyriakou (Mitchell Beazley 2004), Real Greek Food with Theodore Kyriakou (Pavilion 2000), Livebait Cookbook with Theodore Kyriakou (Hodder Headline 1998).. Regular work: Regular columns in the London Evening Standard and the Independent Saturday magazine; TV presenter (most recently Eating with the Enemy, BBC2); radio.. Specialities and areas of expertise: British regional food and cooking; restaurant reviewing - Guide to London Restaurants; Chefs; Indian Restaurants and Indian Food; British cheese; beer.. • Carla Capalbo E-mail address: Author, Consultant, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Wine and drinks writer, rreelance food and wine writer in Italy and photographer of food and wine. Personal statement: I'm American but grew up in London and Paris and have been living in Italy for 19 years. I've spent the last 12 years researching and writing about artisan food and wine makers, chefs and restaurants in Italy (and other parts of Europe), travel and gardens. I'm also a photographer with a large archive of these subjects. I publish books and articles in the UK, US and Italy. I'm a member of the Circle of Wine Writers and a longstanding member of Slow Food. Books written by this author: La Costiera dei Fiori: wild flowers and traditional horticulture from Naples to Paestum (Pallas Athene 2006, for the Chelsea Flower Show), The Food and Wine Guide to Naples and Campania, which won the Gourmand Award for best guide book in English in 2006 (Pallas Athene, London 2005), Raw-milk Cheeses of the Amalfitana Peninsula (Pallas Athene 2005), The Food and Wine Lover's Companion to Tuscany (Chronicle, San Fransisco 1998. Revised and updated edition 2002, and Pallas Athene, London 2000) shortlisted for GFW Food Book of the Year), listings author of AA Spiral Guide to Venice (2001), Retro Recipes: Appetizers (Time Life 2001), Le Creuset Mediterranean Cookbook (Martin Books, Cambridge 1997), The Ultimate Italian Cookbook (Lorenz Books, London 1994), Best of America Cookbook (Smithmark, New York 1994). Regular work: Monthly column on my travels in food and wine for winenews.it. Regular contributor to Decanter on Italian wine and food. Periodic features (for Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, Departures, Independent, Daily Telegraph, Italian publications). Periodic food and travel features for BBC olive magazine, illustrated with my photos. Gambero Rosso TV channel (guest on two shows on Neapolitan desserts). Radio (guest on various in Italy and UK). Food tours (I run them throughout Italy). Specialities and areas of expertise: Italian cuisine (six books, radio and TV, consultancy work, guide books). Artisan and traditional foods of Italy (three books, articles, Slow Food). Restaurant reviews (for Departures, Bon Appetit, in books or on web). Websites (includes own column on Italian wine site). Gardens and vegetable gardens (produced gold-medal garden at Chelsea Flower Show of Campania region). Consultant on rural development for Campania region.. Foreign languages spoken: French, Italian Misc: Irpinia development agency Campania region agricultural ministry. • Antonio Carluccio Website: http://www.antonio-carluccio.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Cookery demonstrator, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Books written by this author: Italia (Quadrille 2005), Complete Mushroom Book (Quadrille 2003), Invitation to Italian Cooking (Headline 2002), Goes Wild (Headline 2001), Vegetables (Headline 2000), The Carluccio's Collection (Quadrille 1999), Southern Italian Feast (BBC Books 1998), Complete Italian Food (Quadrille 1997), Italian Feast (BBC Books 1998), Music and Menus (Pavilion 1996). Regular work: Recipe demonstration at Taste of London annually, various guest appearances on BBC Radio stations and other national stations, guest appearance on Saturday Kitchen Live. Recipe writer for The Daily Mail for 3 weeks running in June on Italian summer food.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Recently researched the Renaissance cuisine in Florence, Italy for an article in The Telegraph to appear in October 06 in conjunction with the V&A exhibition on the subject. Italian cuisine (12 books written). Antonio appeared in his own BBC2 series in September 1996 - a 6 part gastronomic tour around the regions of Northern Italy. The series accompanied Antonio's Italian Feast book.. Foreign languages spoken: French, German, Italian Commercial interests: Restaurateur. • Louisa Carter E-mail address: Website: http://www.louisacarter.com Chef, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Recipe writer. Personal statement: Having worked as a chef and professional barista, I went on to train as a journalist. I now combine my different areas of expertise in a full-time role as producer of bbc.co.uk/food and as a specialist food writer and food stylist/photographer. I produced the 2007 World Food Media Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated online cookery course, Get Cooking (www.bbc.co.uk/food/get_cooking). Regular work: Producer, bbc.co.uk/food (full-time position). Various freelance writing. Food styling and photography.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Editing and writing recipes (bbc.co.uk/food). Writing/developing/commissioning food features and content for websites (bbc.co.uk/food). Food styling and photography (bbc.co.uk/food and other food websites). Writing for print (publications include Australia and New Zealand Magazine, Body and Soul Escapes, Henley Food Festival programme). Particular interest in: Australian cuisine and food culture; coffee making/coffee culture. Food photography, styling and other visual areas.. • Rachel Carter E-mail address: Website: http:// Cookery demonstrator, Editorial work, Recipe writer. Personal statement: An enthusiastic and experienced food writer with 20 years experience in the food industry, over half of which have been with Waitrose where I have written many recipes and food features. My strengths are in writing consistent quality recipes using seasonal produce. Regular work: Recipe writer for Waitrose for their monthly recipe cards. Write monthly column for Blackmore Vale magazine and contribute regularly to Weight Watchers magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: I have 12 years experience writing recipes for Waitrose for their recipe cards, New and Seasons magazines as well as back of pack recipes for many new products. I also write food and recipe features for the Waitrose website and am a regular contributor to Weight Watchers magazine. I also have a monthly column in a local Dorset based magazine as well as enjoying cookery demonstrations, particularly to children and teenagers.. • Susie Carter E-mail address: Cookery demonstrator, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Listings compiler/editor, Recipe writer. Personal statement: Susie specialises in creating recipes using solely, or predominantly, local produce, in her home county of Hampshire and beyond. She is experienced in styling her own food for photography and is available to assist on shoots in London and the South East. Susie can also be commissioned for restaurant reviews, food and travel features and as a cookery demonstrator. Regular work: Recipe demonstration for Hampshire Fare at county shows and food fairs.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Listings writer/editor: 2008 Hampshire Fare Directory (40,000 44p A5 Booklets). Recipe writer and food stylist: column for Hampshire Life magazine 2006–2008, plus occasional for Portsmouth News, Southern Daily Echo. Features writer: interview with Raymond Blanc on local produce and opening of new brasserie; 'King of the Crops' history and health benefits of watercress. Specialist subject: Hampshire produce and producers.. • Richard Cawley Food writer, TV presenter and actor, novelist. Books written by this author: Fast Fab Food (Headline 1997) Ready Steady Cook 2 (BBC 1996), Outdoor Eating (Conran Octopus 1993), Green Feasts (Conran Octopus 1993), Easy Oriental (Marks and Spencer 1992), That's Entertaining (Headline 1990), The Artful Cook (Macdonald Oris 1988), The New English Cookery (Octopus 1986), Not Quite Vegetarian (Orbis 1986). • Pat Chapman E-mail address: Website: http://www.patchapman.co.uk Advertorial writer, Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Copywriter, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, Wine and drinks writer, Founder of The Curry Club, specialist in curry, the chilli and spicy food.. Personal statement: Specialist in spices and ethnic food especially Indian Books written by this author: 36 from 1984 including India: Food and Cooking (New Holland 2007), 2009 Cobra Good Curry Guide (Curry Club/Blake 2008), New Curry Bible (Blake 2003), Blue Dragon Noodle Book, Sainsbury's Stir Fries, Pat Chapman's Thai Restaurant Cookbook, Vegetable Curry Bible, Middle Eastern Cookbook, Curry Club Indian Restaurant Cookbook (published by Hodder and Stoughton, Piatkus, Blake and Martin). Regular work: Editor The Curry Magazine; associate editor and contributor Tandoori Magazine; occasional freelance contibutor to BBC Good Food; Observer Magazine; Daily Telegraph; AWT magazine, etc.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Specialist in curry, oriental food eg. Thai, the chilli and spices.. Commercial interests: Owner of the following: The Curry Club, The Good Curry Guide, Gourmet Tours to India, Journey into Spice (tailor-made corporate team-building cookery courses). Database of 8.500 UK Indian restaurants. Consultant (recipe/product development and personnel training) to food manufacturers, multiples and several restaurants.. • Glynn Christian E-mail address: Website: http://www.glynnchristian.com Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Copywriter, Evaluation, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Investigative journalist, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters, TV producing/directing: retail/deli evaluation. Personal statement: Have now presented and cooked on UK television for almost 25 years, both in studios and in series recorded abroad. Author of many food and cookery books as well as Fragile Paradise, the bio of gt gt gt gt grandfather Fletcher Christian, leader of the mutiny on Bounty. Latest books are Real Flavours and How to Cook Without Recipes. Books written by this author: How to Cook without Recipes (Portico 2008), Real Flavours - the handbook of gourmet and deli ingredients (Grub Street 2005, shortlisted for 2006 Food Book of the Year - UK Guild of Food Writers, Best Food Guide 2007 - Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards, Special Jury Award - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007), Glynn Christian's Book of Table Manners (New Holland 2005), Glynn Christian's Book of Kitchen Secrets (New Holland 2005), Edible France - a traveller's guide to what to eat rather than where (Ebury Press, Grub Street USA), The Delicatessen Food Handbook (MacDonald Good Food Publishing), Fragile Paradise (in print since 1982). Specialities and areas of expertise: Ingredient knowledge, particularly specialIty, deli and gourmet, including historical and culinary use (as in Real Flavours). Consultant to a variety of established and start-up delis. Travel writing that uses food, ingredients and eating as the basis really to discover somewhere, especially the creation of culinary walking and driving routes for anything from a single street to a country (as in Edible France). My journalistic style and my television work incorporate all these. Finals judge for Great Taste Awards: judge for Best British Deli and Retail Awards section Wales True Taste. A great champion of the microwave - the fastest way to cook the world's healthiest traditional foods. As well as being a presenter of all kinds, I am an experienced producer, director and editor of food-related television: Tasting Australia (The Travel Channel UK 2004-5), Glynn Christian Tastes Royal Thailand (BBC TV 1997-8), One Lump or Two - a history of afternoon tea (BBC TV 1995-7), Glynn Christian's Entertaining Microwave (BBC TV 1995-7).. Misc: Great Taste Awards: Wales True Taste. • Margaret Clancy E-mail address: Advertorial writer, Author, Consultant, Editorial work, Evaluation, Food and travel writer, Listings compiler/editor, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Regular work: What's On in London. Specialities and areas of expertise: Restaurant reviews and editorial for Square Meal Guide. Restaurant column and food writing in What's On in London. Freelance restaurant writing. Food related advertorials for Associated Newspapers. For six years joint organiser of the ITV London Restaurant Awards.. Commercial interests: ITV. • Maxine Clark E-mail address: Advertorial writer, Author, Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Food stylist, Ghost writer, Recipe writer. Personal statement: The enjoyment of food and the creating of it is both life affirming and life enhancing. When teaching cookery, I aim to inspire people to have confidence in themselves, teach lost cooking skills, dispel kitchen fears, imbue them with knowledge, and enjoy the results of their labours in a convivial atmosphere. I hope to do the same in my books and cookery articles. Books written by this author: Crumbles and Cobblers (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Flavours of Tuscany (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Weekends with Friends (Ryland, Peters and Small 2005), Venison (Highland Food Group 2005), Risotto (Ryland, Peters and Small 2005), Trattoria (Ryland, Peters and Small 2004), Cheesecakes (Ryland, Peters and Small 2003), Tarts (Ryland, Peters and Small 2003), Masterclass in Italian Cooking (Pavilion Books 2002), Salmon (Ryland, Peters and Small 2001). Specialities and areas of expertise: Cookery writer (magazine features, own books, editing).Teacher of Italian cooking and mainstream cookery skills (in cookery schools both at home and abroad, with experience gained from apprenticeship to Italian chefs from different regions). Consultant to Highland Game (new product advice, recipe devlopment, food styling for website and publicity material, author and food stylist of self-published book Venison). Food stylist (over 25 years experience in editorial, packaging and advertising).. • Xanthe Clay E-mail address: Author, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Recipe writer. Books written by this author: In Season (2005), It's Raining Plums (John Murray 2002). Regular work: Daily Telegraph cookery writer. • Carole Clements E-mail address: Freelance food writer and editor. Personal statement: My current interest is food sensitivities. Having followed a dietary protocol that excludes wheat, sugar, yeast and dairy products (except sheep's milk) for a year has primed my creativity for healthful, gloriously satisfying food. I plan to continue building on the learning this rewarding and stimulating experience has provided through recipe development. Books written by this author: Reader's Digest Eat Well Live Well series, What's Cooking: Soups (Parragon 2000), The Flavour of Normandy (Headline 1996), The French Recipe Cookbook (Lorenz 1995), Gourmet Soups (Apple 1995), The Great American Cooking Course (Smithmark 1995), The Cook's Kitchen Bible (Lorenz 1994), Best of America (Lorenz 1994), The Great American Baking Book (Smithmark 1994), Traditional American Cooking (Hamlyn 1989). • Gilli Cliff E-mail address: Website: http://www.gillicliff.co.uk Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer. Personal statement: With practical experience of cooking, teaching, running restaurants, and organising food events, I feel able to write about all aspects of food and the pleasure of eating good ingredients. Books written by this author: Celtic Cuisine (Graffeg 2008), Welsh Calendar Cookbook (Yllolfa 2005), The Taste of Cyprus (Topline Publishing 2003), The Joy of Organic Cooking (Metro Publishing 2002). Regular work: Monthly article for The Country Landowner and Business Magazine. Specialities and areas of expertise: Celtic cuisine (book and cookery demonstrations). Welsh cuisine (four books, TV series and training scheme) Restaurant review editor (three 'Eat Well in Wales' guides) Cypriot cuisine and culture (two books) Cookery teacher for own cookery school. Misc: Defra Animal Register Working Group. • Linda Collister E-mail address: Author, Recipe writer. Books written by this author: Christmas Treats (Ryland, Peters and Small 2008), Easy Baking (Ryland, Peters and Small 2008), Divine – Heavenly Chocolate Recipes (Absolute 2007), Quick Breads (Rylands, Peters and Small 2007), Baking with Kids (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Brownies (Ryland, Peters and Small 2006), Easy Cakes (Ryland, Peters and Small 2004), Cooking with Kids (Ryland, Peters and Small 2003), Chocolate (Ryland, Peters and Small 2002), Bread (Ryland, Peters and Small 2000), Country Breads and The Bread Book (both Conran). Specialities and areas of expertise: Baking, breadmaking, cakes. Cooking with children.. • Caroline Conran Books written by this author: Under the Sun (Laurel Glen 2003), Good Home Cooking (Conran Octopus 1985), Poor Cook (Papermac 1982), Family Cook (Sphere 1974), The Cook Book (Crown 1980). Translator and editor for the chefs of the Nouvelle Cuisine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: The food of the Languedoc. Wild food.. Foreign languages spoken: French Misc: Trustee of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. • Mary Contini Author, Cookery demonstrator, Feature writer, restauranteur and delicatessen food buyer.. Personal statement: I am fortunate enough to have grown up in an Italian family food business with all the heritage of Italian cooking and access to the very best ingredients from Italy and Scotland. I campaign avidly for respect for children's diet and a return to home cooking. Books written by this author: Dear Olivia (Canongate Press 2006), Dear Francesca (Ebury 2002), Easy Peasy, Easy Peasy Sweetie Pie (Ebury Press 1999), Easy Peasy for kids who like to cook with Pru Irvine (Ebury Press 1998). Commercial interests: Director of Valvona & Crolla Ltd, director of Valvona & Crolla VinCaffè. • John Cousins E-mail address: Website: http://www.food-and-beverage-training.co.uk Author, Consultant, trainer.. Personal statement: Proprietor of an independent company, offering consultancy services and training support for food and beverage operations and hospitality businesses. Books written by this author: Food and Beverage Service Chapter in The Theory of Catering, 11th edition, R. Kinton, V. Ceserani, and D. Foskett (Hodder and Stoughton 2007), Food and Beverage Service, 7th edition, with D. Lillicrap – and previous editions (Hodder and Stoughton Educational 2006), Wine and Food Handbook: Aide-Mémoire for the Sommelier and the Waiter, C. Tuor, 2nd edition with C. Gillespie (Hodder and Stoughton 2002), Food and Beverage Management, 2nd edition with D. Foskett and C. Gillespie (Pearson Education 2002), Contributing Editor for European Gastronomy into the 21st Century, C. Gillespie (Butterworth Heinemann 2001), Editing consultant for The Sommelier, Profession of the Future - Techniques for the Professional Wine Waiter (Association de La Sommellerie Internationale 2000), Learning About Food and Beverage Service with R. Smith (Hodder and Stoughton 1998), Teach Yourself Wine Appreciation with A. Durkan (Hodder and Stoughton 1995), The Beverage Book with A. Durkan (Hodder and Stoughton 1995). Specialities and areas of expertise: Hotel and foodservice management; gastronomy; education and training organisation and management; knowledge and skill course design; training and evaluation; skill competition design and judging; product development; customer service specification and customer service auditing; business performance evaluation and development.. Commercial interests: Proprietor of the Food and Beverage Training Company, London. Misc: Regular member of advisory panels for the development of FE and HE courses in hospitality studies and management; member of a number of organising and judging teams for industry-based food and beverage service competitions.. • Ruth Cowen E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer. Books written by this author: Relish: The Extraordinary Life of Alexis Soyer, Victorian Celebrity Chef (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2007). Specialities and areas of expertise: Food historian: current book, Relish: The Biography of Alexis Soyer, was the winner of the Guild's Book of the Year Award and the Jeremy Round Award for Best First Book (2007). Food and travel writer: food and travel editor of the Ham and High, deputy travel editor of the Daily and Sunday Express, freelance food and travel writer for The Guardian, The Independent and The Mail on Sunday. Feature writer for most national newspapers including The Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. Restaurant reviewer for the Ham and High and Metro.. • Jill Cox Food, wine and cookery editor. Books written by this author: Boozy Food (1994), Hello! Good Cooking (1993), Which Food Which Wine (Deutsch 1990), The Quick After Work Cook Book (Piatkus 1990, Coronet 1992) Australian Wine with Food (Morland 1990), Non-alcoholic Drinks (Mitchell Beazley 1988). • Sally Cox (Pen Name: Sally-Jayne Wright) E-mail address: Author, Copywriter, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Personal statement: I live two minutes from the capital's favourite restaurant, Chez Bruce, but my forte is finding good regional stories to sell to London-centric publications, e.g. the greengrocer's daughter who successfully stood up for the traditional market traders of Birmingham Bullring before its redevelopment. I cover lifestyle, trends and social aspects of eating, too, and enjoy writing humour e.g. what foreign house guests make of our British cooking and eating habits. Books written by this author: How To Write and Sell Interviews (Allison and Busby 1995). Regular work: Volunteer for Grenfell Housing Association, South Wimbledon, teaching cooking to vulnerable homeless people aged 16-30.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Advertising copywriting – I worked in agencies overseas and in London before going freelance. Sainsbury's was one of my accounts. New food business start-ups (seven interviews written for BBC Good Food's 'Working in Food' section). Buying food and eating out in North Cornwall where I grew up. (Wrote '20 foodie reasons to visit North Cornwall' for olive magazine). Afternoon tea in London – where to enjoy it in style. Commercial interests: Editor of a quarterly newsletter for a large healthy foods company.. • Alan Coxon E-mail address: Website: http://www.alancoxon.com Author, Broadcaster, Chef, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Feature writer, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Personal statement: Author and creator of 'Alan Coxon's Historic Food Range' incorporating a unique mediaeval 15th century Ale-Gar, Ancient Greek and Roman period produce. With 26 years as a chef working around the world, I am now actively involved with creating and developing food ranges, and consultancy work. Books written by this author: Ready in Minutes (Struik 2005), Three Chefs in the Cape (Struik 2001), The Singles Cookbook (Tafelberg 2000).. Regular work: Monthly columns for Worcestershire Life magazine, Staffordshire Life magazine, Utopia magazine, Vale and Cotswold magazine. Regular guest on BBC Hereford and Worcester Radio. Demonstrator/entertainer at food shows across the country, South Africa, USA etc. Regular TV shows on BBC2, UKTV Food, BBC Worldwide.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Author of three cookbooks. TV shows for BBC2, BBC Worldwide, Channel 5, SABC 1 and 2, UKTV Food. Food and travel writer for Worcestershire Life magazine, Staffordshire Life magazine, Utopia magazine, Vale and Cotswold magazine. Own food product range development. Specialises in the history and science of foods and ingredients.. Foreign languages spoken: French Commercial interests: MD of Coxon's Kitchen Ltd. Creator of the Historic Food range: mediaeval 15th Century Ale-Gar, Roman Period Vinegar, Ancient Greek Vinegar, Roman Greek and Old English Spice Rubs.. Misc: Member of the HCIMA, Academy of Culinary Arts, Mastercraftsmen of Great Britain, Association Culinaire Française (holder of the Palme Culinaire), Euro Toques, Craft Guild of Chefs. • Shona Crawford Poole E-mail address: Author, Editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer. Regular work: Food and drink editor Country Living magazine. • Jayne Cross E-mail address: Website: http://www.jaynecross.com Food stylist, Recipe writer. Specialities and areas of expertise: Recipe tester for Waitrose Food Illustrated, on a monthly basis; cooking for children; food styling - editorial, packaging and websites. • Silvija Davidson E-mail address: Author, Editorial work. Personal statement: My abiding passion is for honest, high quality artisan food, allied to issues of biodiversity and sustainability; my ideal the vision of Colin Tudge: 'If we identify food that really is good and enterprises that really are worthwhile, and we are prepared to pay for them, and leave the rest to wither away, then we could indeed change the world'. Books written by this author: The Essential Guide to London's Best Food Shops (New Holland 2000), Loaf, Crust and Crumb (Michael Joseph 1995). Regular work: Book reviews for Slow Food's 'Snail Mail' regularly; for other publications occasionally. Specialities and areas of expertise: Taste workshops (20 years for various organisations, more recently Slow Food) Events and conference organiser. Misc: Convivium leader of Slow Food London; Chair, Slow Food UK. • Anthony de Angeli OBE (Pen Name: Tony de Angeli) Freelance journalist. Books written by this author: Great Meat Cookery. Foreign languages spoken: French, Italian Commercial interests: Publishing advisor to Tarsus Group PLC and editorial director. • Anna Del Conte • Roz Denny E-mail address: Website: http://www.cutecook.co.uk Advertorial writer, Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Ghost writer, Recipe writer, Freelance food writer and home economics consultant. Personal statement: I have a strong practical bias and good 'hands on' skills having trained as a home economist and worked 'ghosting' books for many chefs these past 10 years, including Gordon Ramsay. I am also passionate about encouraging UK food writers to adopt exclusive use of metric measures to end the confusing muddle of measures. Books written by this author: Over 30 including five Gordon Ramsay Books. Under my own name The Ultimate Vegetarian (Anness), Modern German Food (Simon and Schuster 2001), Encyclopaedia of Cheese with Juliet Harbutt (Anness), Walker Book of Children's Cookery with Caroline Waldegrave, Real Food Handbook (Prion 1999), Harry's Bar Cookbook with Alberico Penarti, The Annabel's Cookbook, The Big Book of Great British Recipes.. Regular work: I am a very experienced (and entertaining!) demonstrator. Over my 30 year career I have done countless commercial and private 'dems'.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Writing for websites, recipe and PR leaflets. I have an expertise on rice, pulses and developing healthy eating recipes. I work well to briefs and drawing up pack cooking instructions, a skill often ignored.. Commercial interests: Occasional, previously with Tilda and Loyd Grossman sauces.. Misc: Trustee of Jane Grigson Trust.. • Barney Desmazery E-mail address: Author, Cookery demonstrator, Food and travel writer, Food stylist, Ghost writer, Recipe writer. • Anne Dettmer E-mail address: Website: http://www.artisannes.com Advertorial writer, Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Copywriter, Feature writer, Food and travel writer. Personal statement: I have specialised in the promotion and marketing of food for almost 30 years. I have written about it, talked about it, broadcast on it, been published because of it, cooked it, styled it, exhibited it, consulted on it, strategised it, scripted it, argued with it, demonstrated it and my own particular favourite - eaten it. Books written by this author: The Rice Cookbook (Salamander 1993). Specialities and areas of expertise: American regional cuisine (studying for over 20 years); marketing and PR consultant (with large consultancies and for the last 12 years my own), marketing consulting to include import and export for USDA funded regional trade and generic associations; marketing feasibility studies for foreign companies looking to export to the UK, consulting on labelling and EU importing rules and regulations; substantial expertise in generic, branded, consumer, trade and foodservice PR; writing for websites (for AOL as its food columinist); experienced radio and TV broadcaster.. Commercial interests: Artisanne's (marketing and PR consultancy) In-market consultant to Food Export Association of the Midwest USA and Food Export USA - Northeast. • John Dickie E-mail address: Author, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Books written by this author: Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and their Food (Hodder 2007), also published as Con gusto: Storia degli Italiani al Tavola (Laterza 2007) and translated into Dutch, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Danish. Specialities and areas of expertise: Italian food from the Middle Ages to the present day. Foreign languages spoken: Italian Commercial interests: Have done focus groups on food consumers for a major pub chain. • Anne Dolamore E-mail address: Website: http://www.grubstreet.co.uk Author, Publisher. Books written by this author: A Buyer's Guide to Olive Oil – second edition (Grub Street 2000), Olive Oil Tasting Notebook (Nihon Vogue, Japan 1998), The Pittas Book of Fillo Pastry (1989), The Essential Olive Oil Companion (Grub Street 1988, 1994, Macmillan Australia, Interlink USA, Host Denmark, Schuyt Holland 1993), The Braun Hand Blender Cookbook (1986). Specialities and areas of expertise: Olive oil, wine, sustainability, seasonality, public sector procurement, editing, recipe writing and cookery book publishing. Commercial interests: Grub Street Publishing. Misc: Chair of Sustain, Chair of London Food Links, Board member and steering committee of London Food (the Mayor of London's board to deliver the London Food Strategy), BBC Magazines' Editorial Advisory Board. • Coralie Dorman Freelance writer. • Fuchsia Dunlop E-mail address: Website: http://www.fuchsiadunlop.com (forthcoming) Author, Broadcaster, Consultant, Cookery demonstrator, Cookery teacher, Food and travel writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Personal statement: I have been cooking Chinese food and researching Chinese food culture since the mid-1990s, when I lived in China and trained there as a chef. I have written books on Sichuanese and Hunanese cuisines, and have also researched culinary traditions in other parts of the country. I speak Mandarin and travel frequently to China. Books written by this author: Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China (Ebury Press and W W Norton 2008), Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook (Ebury Press 2006, W W Norton 2007), Sichuan Cookery (Michael Joseph 2001, US edition 'Land of Plenty' W W Norton 2003). Regular work: BBC World Service Radio broadcast journalist.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Chinese cuisine and food culture (three books; articles for publications including The Financial Times, Observer Food Monthly, Time Out, Gourmet, Saveur); TV guest chef for Market Kitchen; radio interviews for Woman's Hour, The Food Programme, BBC World Service Radio - in English and Chinese; lectures in Barcelona, California, London, New York and Shanghai; cookery teaching/demonstrations (Divertimenti, Books for Cooks, Williams Sonoma); consultancy (Bar Shu restaurant, Marks & Spencer); restaurant reviews (Time Out Eating and Drinking Guide to London). Foreign languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese Commercial interests: Consultant for Bar Shu. • Hugo Dunn-Meynell (Pen Name: Christopher Johns) E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Food historian, Food and travel writer, Teacher/lecturer on food-related matters. Personal statement: I founded the Guild in 1984. I have a special interest in food history (and specifically food during World War II). I write under the name Christopher Johns. I am the former editor of Food and Wine. Books written by this author: Series of monographs commissioned and edited (Gastronomic titles), A Wine Record Book, The Wine and Food Society Menu Book. Regular work: Editorial board and regular contributor to the Landsdowne magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Food with wine; history of food and wine, and of the Guild; travel; lecturing on food and wine.. Commercial interests: Director Viniana Ltd (publishing and artefacts). • Jill Dupleix E-mail address: Website: http://www.jilldupleix.com Author, Food and travel writer, Ghost writer, Restaurant reviewer. Personal statement: Born on a sheep farm in Australia, I moved to London in 2000 to be the cookery editor of The Times. I am now a freelance food and travel writer and the author of 15 cook books, with a particular passion for fresh, fast, natural, healthy cooking from around the world. Books written by this author: 15, including Lighten Up, a healthy new way to cook (Quadrille 2007), Good Cooking (Quadrille 2005), Very Simple Food (Quadrille 2004), Simple Food (Quadrille 2002), Old Food (Allen and Unwin 1996), New Food (Reed Books 1993). Specialities and areas of expertise: Food and travel (various features for The Times, The Sunday Times, delicious magazine, Travel and Leisure (Australia)).. • Richard, Earl of Bradford E-mail address: Website: http://www.restaurant-guide.com Author, Food and travel writer, Restaurant reviewer. Books written by this author: Porters Seasonal Celebrations Cookbook (JR Books 2007) with Carol Wilson, Porters English Cookery Bible – Ancient and Modern (Robson 2004) with Carol Wilson, Stately Secrets (Robson 1995), The Eccentric Cookbook (Robson 1985). Commercial interests: Porters English Restaurant in Covent Garden, www.porters.uk.com, since 1979; Covent Garden Grill; The Countess's Arms in Shropshire and VIP Internet Ltd, www.vip-internet.com, including The Restaurant Guide - www.restaurant-guide.com.. • Sarah Edington Author, Food historian, registered tourist guide, food walks/tours in/around London. Personal statement: As well as an author/lecturer, I am qualified London guide and lead food history orientated tours and walks. Books written by this author: The Complete Traditional Recipes Book (Anova Books 2006), The Captain's Table (National Maritime Museum 2005), Vegetarian Recipes (National Trust 2002), National Trust Recipes (National Trust 1996), The National Trust Book of Healthy Eating (National Trust 1990), The National Trust Book of Recipes (National Trust 1988). Specialities and areas of expertise: British food (five books for National Trust, one book for National Maritime Museum). • Sarah Edmonds Freelance cookery writer and home economist. • Richard Ehrlich E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Editorial work, Feature writer, Recipe writer, Restaurant reviewer, Wine and drinks writer. Books written by this author: Green Kitchen (Kyle Cathie 2008), The Perfect … (Grub Street 2004), The Lazy Cook (Bantam 1993). Regular work: Weekly columnist for The Times, wine columnist for Good Housekeeping and Time Out.. • Rose Elliot MBE E-mail address: Author, Broadcaster, Cookery demonstrator, Recipe writer. Personal statement: Vegetarian from birth, my heartfelt ambition has been to make this way of eating appealing and accessible to all by innovating and creating mouthwatering recipes, demonstrating, inspiring and communicating; I've written over 50 books. I'm passionate about the cruelty-free and ethical life-style and the impact of food on health. In 1999 I was honoured to receive an MBE for my work. Books written by this author: The Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook (BBC Books 2007), Veggie Chic (Hamlyn 2006),The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet Cookbook (Piatkus 2006), The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet (Piatkus 2005), Vegetarian Supercook (Hamlyn 2004), Vegetarian Express (Cassell 2000), Vegetarian Mother, Baby and Toddler Book (HarperCollins 1996), Meals in Minutes (Harper Collins 1994), Vegetarian Cookery (Harper Collins 1988), The Bean Book (Fontana 1979, now under Thorsons imprint).. Regular work: Weekly column 'The Vegetarian Kitchen', Guardian Weekend magazine.. Specialities and areas of expertise: Vegetarian cookery (over 50 books) Vegan cookery (Vegan Feasts) Food, health and healing (Kitchen Pharmacy |
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