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 Channel 4 television series, Nigella Bites.

Born in 1960, Nigella read 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 the food column for Vogue. Her first book was published to critical acclaim in 1998. It established Nigella's relaxed attitude to food and eating and won her a wide and dedicated audience.

HOW TO EAT was the basis for Nigella's successful Channel 4 series, Nigella Bites. The second series was accompanied by a tie in 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 2000 Nigella introduced a whole new generation to the art of baking with another bestseller, ironically titled, HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS: Baking and the art of comfort cooking. In 2001 Nigella was voted author of the year at the British Book Awards and her went out in December that year.

Inspired by her day-to-day experience in the kitchen, Nigella designed a range of kitchenware which is both stylish and practical. The range includes items which are innovatively designed to make life easier in the kitchen. Each item is beautifully packaged to make the idea gift or the perfect culinary indulgence.

Nigella says, "These are objects I wanted passionately for my own kitchen - that's where the collection comes from. I've really enjoyed having the chance to design my own collection, working through the ideas with Sebastian Conran and seeing them come to life."
BOOKS
The pleasures and principles of good food - Chatto & Windus, 1998

HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS, Baking and the art of comfort cooking

- Chatto & Windus, 2000
- Chatto & Windus, 2001
- Chatto & Windus, 2002

TELEVISION
NIGELLA BITES - series 1, 2000
NIGELLA BITES - series 2, 2001
NIGELLA BITES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - 2001
FOREVER SUMMER - autumn 2002

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