Smith, Delia (1941–)

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Smith, Delia (1941–)

English food writer and broadcaster. Born 1941 in Woking, Surrey, England; m. Michael Wynn Jones (newspaper editor).

Began writing food column for Daily Mirror magazine (1969); published 1st cookbook, How to Cheat at Cooking (1971); wrote for Evening Standard (1972–84); began tv career with BBC1 series "Family Fare" (1973), with easy-to-follow recipes and unintimidating style; wrote Frugal Food (1976) and Delia Smith's Book of Cakes (1977); published 3-part Delia Smith's Cookery Course (1985, 1990, 1993), as well as the wildly popular Delia Smith's Winter Collection (1995), which was accompanied by 12-part BBC2 tv series; served as consultant food editor for award-winning Sainsbury's The Magazine which she launched with husband (1993). Received Order of British Empire (OBE, 1995).

See also Alison Bowyer, Delia: The Biography (Carlton, 1999).

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