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Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson is one of the UK's most influential food writers, with a growing international reputation and several bestselling books to her name as well as the television series, Nigella Bites.

Born in 1960, Nigella studied Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford and went on to pursue a successful career in journalism, becoming Deputy Literary Editor of The Sunday Times. This was followed by a successful freelance career writing for a range of publications, from The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Times Magazine in the UK to Gourmet and Bon Appetit in the USA.

Nigella's love of cooking and food started at home, becoming part of her working life when she started the restaurant column in The Spectator and later wrote a food column for Vogue. Her first book, How to eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food was published to critical acclaim in 1998. It established Nigella's relaxed attitude toward food and eating and won her a wide and dedicated audience.

How to Eat was the basis for Nigella's successful television series, Nigella Bites. The second series was accompanied by a book of the same name, which stayed in the bestseller lists for several months and helped to take her worldwide book sales past the 1.5 million mark.

In 1992 Nigella married fellow journalist and broadcaster John Diamond. John was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1997 and died in 2001. Nigella lives in London with their two children, Cosima and Bruno.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

• British Book Awards 1998 - Illustrated Book of the Year for How To Eat
• British Book Awards 2000 - Author of the Year
• WH Smith Book Awards 2001 - How To Be A Domestic Goddess
• shortlisted for Lifestyle Book of the Year
• Guild of Food Writers 2001 - How To Be A Domestic Goddess - Cookery Book of the Year
• World Food Media Awards 2001 - Nigella Bites awarded GOLD LADLE for best television food show
• WH Smith Book Awards 2002 - Nigella Bites awarded Lifestyle Book of the Year

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