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NIGEL SLATER
is a cook who writes. He has been food columnist for The Observer for sixteen years. Author of seven cookery books and an autobiography, his next book
Tender is to be in two volumes, the first of which will be published in late autumn 2009.
Author, columnist and broadcaster, he remains very much an amateur cook. He is not a chef. His food is understated, straightforward 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 believes that making something good to eat for your self or for others can lift the spirits in the way little else can. “There is something quietly civilizing about sharing a meal with other people. The simple act of making someone something to eat, even a bowl of soup or a loaf of bread, has a many-layered meaning. It suggests an act of protection and caring, of generosity and intimacy. It is in itself a sign of respect.”
A keen gardener since childhood, he has turned much of his London garden into a thriving vegetable patch. He is currently working on a new BBC 1 television series for autumn 2009, his new 'grow your own' column for the Royal Horticultural Society's magazine 'The Garden' and continuing his long-running weekly column for the Observer.
BOOKS
Nigel Slater is the author of
ten books
, including seven cookery books, an autobiography and a portrait of the British at table. His cookery books tend to come rather slowly – there is often four or five years between each one. His latest,
The Kitchen Diaries, was published in 2005. His next, the two-volume
Tender, is due to be published by 4th Estate in late autumn 2009.
Eating for England
The Kitchen Diaries
Toast – the story of a Boy’s Hunger
Thirst
Appetite
Nigel Slater’s Real Food
Real Cooking
The Thirty Minute Cook
Real Fast Puddings
Real Fast Food
Details of each title are available in the Books section of this site.
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
Nigel has written an exclusive weekly column for The Observer Magazine since 1993. He is also a contributing editor of Food Monthly. His chatty, diary-style Sunday column has become much loved and imitated. He is currently writing a column in the The Royal Horticultural Society's magazine The Garden, and has written for Sainsbury’s Magazine every month for fifteen years.
To visit the Observer's archive of his columns click here:
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/nigelslater
TELEVISION AND RADIO
A Taste of My Life (2006, 2007, 2008)
Nigel has presented three series of A Taste of My Life for BBC 1 and 2. The 30 prime time programmes were produced by Mark Adderley for Doghouse Films and follow the format of Nigel’s book Toast, with writers, actors and film stars talking about their lives through the medium of food. Guests have included the writer Alan Bennett, film director Richard E Grant, and actors Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt, Timothy Spall, Miranda Richardson and Brenda Blethyn.
Nigel has appeared on Desert Island Discs, Woman’s Hour, Gardener's Question Time and has been a regular panelist on Radio 4’s Curious Cooks. He is a regular contributor to the BBC’s long-running The Food Programme.
CONTACT
Direct email: nigel.slater@observer.co.uk
Representation:
Literary Agent – Araminta Whitley at LAW (araminta@law.co.uk)
Television and Radio – Rosemary Scoular at United Agents (rscoular@unitedagents.co.uk)
Publicity:
Michelle Kane at Fourth Estate (michelle.kane@harpercollins.co.uk)
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