Nigel Slater
Nigel is one of Britain’s best-loved cookery writers and a firm believer that it’s possible to make a tasty meal just as quickly as fast food. 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 food writer for Marie Claire for five years. Pedigree Born in Wolverhampton, Nigel Slater began cooking at an early age. He worked in restaurants around the country from the age of 16, and then moved to London to became a recipe tester and a cook for food photography. He gained an OND in catering at Worcester Technical College in 1976. He then worked in restaurants and hotels in the UK, before becoming a food writer for Marie Claire magazine in 1988. He became best known Continue Reading »
Rustie Lee
Rustie is a television chef, actress and musician, most famous for her appearances in the 1980s on morning station, TV-am. Following her successful stint as a chef on TV-am in 1983, Rustie Lee took over from Sarah Kennedy on the second incarnation of the ITV gameshow Game for a Laugh. Pedigree In 2004 Lee appeared on Living’s I’m Famous and Frightened! 2, a reality show featuring a number of celebrities staying in a castle over a weekend, taking part in various challenges and looking for paranormal activity, guided by a medium. Viewers voted for their favourite and the celebrities were voted off one by one. Lee won the series showing a keen interest in the tasks and occasional emotional involvement, giving detailed and varied accounts of how she felt at certain points. Lee has written a cookbook called A Taste Continue Reading »
Woon Wing Yip OBE
Woon is a Chinese-born British entrepreneur, best known for having started the Wing Yip supermarket chain. His Chinese and oriental superstores now supply more than 2000 Chinese restaurants throughout the UK. His outlets employ well over 300 people. Pedigree A Hakka born in Dongguan, Guangdong in 1940, Yip arrived in Birmingham, United Kingdom from Hong Kong in 1959 with 10 pounds at the age of 19. He then worked and later started his own restaurants in the East Anglia region of England, in towns such as Clacton and Ipswich. With the ability to speak English, he founded the Wing Yip supermarket in United Kingdom. The Wing Yip business has also branched out into property development, management and investment, with more than 60 commercial and residential tenants around the country. The property portfolio is worth around £23 million. With an annual Continue Reading »
