Nigel Slater recipes | Food | The Guardian (2024)

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What is Nigel Slater doing now? ›

Nigel is currently working on a documentary for 2024 with Executive Producer James Thompson. Nigel's latest book is A Cook's Book, published by 4th Estate 2021.

Although not strictly vegetarian (the bottom line for me will always be that my dinner is delicious, not something that must adhere to a set of strict dietary rules) much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish.

Nigel is not a chef and has no restaurant or commercial connections. His food is understated, handcrafted home cooking that is easy to accomplish and without a trace of what he affectionately calls 'celebrity cheffery'. He is not fond of fussy food and prefers simple suppers made with care and thought.

Nigel Slater demonstrates straightforward, down-to-earth cooking, filmed at his home vegetable patch and on friends' allotments, taking us through a week's worth of simple suppers.

Nigel Slater OBE (born 9 April 1956) is an English food writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has written a column for The Observer Magazine for over a decade and is the principal writer for the Observer Food Monthly supplement. Prior to this, Slater was a food writer for Marie Claire for five years.

Around my middle was a thick layer of fat.” The technique to get rid of it was keeping a food diary, he revealed in a feature for the Guardian. “For the entire 12 months I kept a record of everything I put in my mouth,” he revealed. Despite losing fat, Nigel was not intending to lose weight through his regime.

Food writer and journalist. Born in Wolverhampton, Slater worked in restaurants around the country from the age of sixteen including Thornbury Castle and The Miller Howe, before moving to London.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has experimented with different types of diets. In 2011, he set a "personal challenge" for himself to only eat meat from animals he had killed. He announced the goal in a Facebook post, according to Fortune. His "kill what you eat" diet included goats, pigs, chickens, and lobsters.

About Gordon Ramsay

Internationally renowned, multi-Michelin starred chef Gordon Ramsay has opened a string of successful restaurants across the globe, from the UK and France to Singapore and the United States.

Does Gordon Ramsay run a restaurant? ›

Now in its 23rd year of holding three Michelin stars, Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant provides elegant modern French cuisine using the finest seasonal ingredients and employing both classic and modern techniques.

Chef Barbara Lynch's Flagship Restaurant

The menu showcases an artful blend of regionally-inspired Italian and French dishes with an emphasis on simplicity and flavor, and our James Beard Award-winning wine list includes a number of old world wines from boutique vintners.

The impact Child brought to Cambridge's community and its culinary scene is still felt today, if only you know where to look. It was in their home at 103 Irving St. that Child filmed three of her television series—”In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs,” “Baking With Julia,” and “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home.”

Best Home Cook is filmed at Pinewood Studios, located in Buckinghamshire. The studios are 17 miles west of central London and seven miles from Windsor. Many big budget productions have been filmed at Pinewood such as James Bond and the Carry On films.

In 2016, the film was selected for Sundance's Screenwriting and Directing Lab. Production on the film took place from March to June 2022. The film was shot entirely on location. The Kitchen market was the old London Electricity Board Building on Cambridge Heath Road in London.

Now a popular presence on TV, with appearances on shows such as MasterChef, Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen, Nigel has opened his own pub and restaurant, The Three Fishes in Mitton, which has been met with tremendous acclaim since opening.

Born in Wolverhampton, Slater worked in restaurants around the country from the age of sixteen including Thornbury Castle and The Miller Howe, before moving to London. He became the Food Editor for Marie Claire in 1988 and by 1993, he was writing about food for The Observer Magazine.

Nigel Slater is a British food writer, journalist and broadcaster. He has written a column for The Observer Magazine for seventeen years and is the principal writer for the Observer Food Monthly supplement. Prior to this, Slater was food writer for Marie ClairMore.

Nigel Mendham's refined British cuisine earnt him a Michelin star during his tenure at The Samling Hotel in the Lake District.