Gilly Smith

I'm a food journalist currently specialising in podcasting - Cooking the Books, The Food Foundation Podcast, and formerly the delicious. podcast for delicious magazine, Leon's How to Eat to Save the Planet and Compassion in World Farming' The Big Table with Philip Lymbery .

I run How to Cook a Book food writing retreats at my home in East Sussex most months and provide one-on-one mentoring to would be writers and podcasters.

Professions

Broadcaster, Editor/editorial work, Feature writer, Food and travel writer, Food historian, Ghost writer, Teacher/lecturer on food related matters

Special subjects

Food politics, identity and sustainability.

Regular work

Cooking the Books podcast
The Food Foundation Podcast
How to Cook a Book retreats
One on one writing and podcast mentoring

Advisory boards / Awards

Finalist: the Fortnum and Mason Best Broadcast/Podcast 2024 for Cooking the Books

Winner: the GFW Best Broadcast/Podcast Award 2022 for Cooking the Books

Winner: the GFW Investigative Work Award 2021 for Right2Food (now called the Food Foundation) Podcast

Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Best Broadcast/Podcast 2017

Languages spoken

French and Spanish (badly)