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Nigella Lawson Biography

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Nigella Lawson is the Domestic Goddess, celebrity chef, and best selling author. Nigella is the daughter of former Conservative cabinet minister Nigel Lawson and the late Vanessa Salmon, socialite and heir to the Lyons Corner House empire, who died of liver cancer in 1985.

Nigella graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with a degree in Medieval and Modern Languages.

Nigella Lawson as Author, Columnist & Broadcaster

Nigella has written a restaurant column for the Spectator and a comment column for The Observer and has been deputy literary editor of the Sunday Times. Additionally she has among other things been a newspaper-reviewer on BBC1 Sunday-morning TV programme Breakfast with Frost. She has also co-hosted, with David Aaronovitch, Channel 4 books discussion programme Booked and was an occasional compere of BBC2's press review What the Papers Say, as well as appearing on BBC radio.

Nigella Lawson Domestic Goddess

Following slots as a culinary sidekick on Nigel Slater's Real Food Show on Channel 4, she has fronted several eponymous TV cookery series broadcast in the UK. She has had two series of Nigella Bites in 1999-2001, plus a 2001 Christmas special, and Forever Summer with Nigella in 2002, both of which yielded accompanying recipe books. In 2010 Nigella Bites Series Two was released on DVD.

In late 2006, Nigella did a show on BBC Two called Nigella's Christmas Kitchen. Two of the episodes secured the second highest ratings for BBC Two, with the third episode becoming the top show on the week that it was aired. This series led to the commissioning of Nigella Express on BBC Two in 2007.

Cookbooks & Kitchenware

Besides her own cookbooks, Nigella is featured in Off Duty: The World's Greatest Chefs Cook at Home. A third series called Nigella Feasts, based on her book Feast, debuted on the USA's Food Network in Autumn 2006.

Nigella was voted author of the year at the 2001 British Book Awards. More than 2 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Title include How to Eat, How to be a Domestic Goddess, Feast and Nigella Express. She also has a profitable line of kitchenware, called the "Living Kitchen" range, available at numerous retailers. In 2010 Nigella released her book Kitchen: Recipes From the Heart of the Home.

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Outside of appearing and speaking at live corporate and private events Nigella Lawson has a number of retail products available that can be purchased through Speakers Corner. For upcoming new book and product launches related to Nigella Lawson then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

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Nigella Lawson News

A selection of relevant news related to Nigella Lawson and Food & Wine stories. For more information on Nigella Lawson or details as to how to book Nigella Lawson for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 20 8365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

Nigella Lawson is back for a new series
3rd September 2007Nigella Lawson is back for a new series which promises to spice up Monday nights over the next few months. She will be offering a large portion of tips and ideas on how to make great food without spending hours slaving away in the kitchen.
Revolving restaurant in London's BT Tower is to reopen after 30 years
2nd November 2009Gary Rhodes, Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver are to be approached by BT to run the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower (formerly the Post Office Tower) when it re-opens at the end of 2011 after a 30 year closure.
Gü Brings Sweet Success for James Averdieck
16th December 2008Gü Chocolate Puds, founded by James Averdieck in 2003 has recently become a multi award winner. Not content with scooping the New Exporter of the Year Award, sponsored by UK Trade and Investment, Gü Chocolate Puds also went on to be crowned the overall Food and Drink Exporter of the Year 2008.
Lisa Faulkner wins Celebrity Masterchef
25th August 2010Lisa Faulkner cooked up a storm to win Celebrity Masterchef, beating finalists Dick Strawbridge and Christine Hamilton to the title. Masterchef judge, John Torode praised Lisa's 'natural touch and fantastic palate'.
The Good Food Guide rates The Fat Duck as the top
11th August 2010Heston Blumenthal's restaurant 'The Fat Duck' has been voted the top restaurant in the UK for the third year in a row. Other top chefs that appeared in the top 10 included Marcus Wareing, Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsey
Britain’s Biggest Beer Festival Kicks off Today
3rd August 2010The Great British Beer Festival descends on Earls Court today and fans of the special brew include not only keynote speakers such as Oz Clarke but also celebrity chefs from Gordon Ramsey to Brian Turner.
Lawrence Dallaglio puts his name to a pasta sauce - a diversion from rugby and conference speaking
29th September 2009The former England and Wasps rugby player and renowned motivational conference speaker has teamed up with the Salca, the Italian sauce maker best known for their pesto sauce. The Dallaglio sauces will be on Waitrose's shelves this week and at a premium price, are aimed at the top end market. Since Lawrence Dallaglio is one of Speakers Corner's favourite motivators, we'll all be queuing in the aisles at Waitrose later in the week with our own consumer test!
Top Chefs to Cook for Wounded War Heroes
18th September 2009Paul Gayler, Chef de Cuisine at The Lanesborough has created the event Chefs for Heroes to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. Paul will lead a team of top chefs as they cook a five course meal to raise funds for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Celebrity chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Ainsley Harriott, Antonio Carluccio, Aldo Zilli and Anthony Worrall Thompson have given their support to the project and will be serving the diners on the evening.
Celebrity Masterchef returns to our screens tonight
21st July 2010It's that time of year again, when even the most competant celebrity chefs have problems completing a simple task like boiling potatoes as soon as they enter the Masterchef kitchen. The celebrities competing in this year's Masterchef include, former Dragon Richard Farleigh, athlete Colin Jackson, Christine Hamilton and former BBC royal correspondant, Jennie Bond.
Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay named as the two best restaurateurs in the UK
19th August 2009The Good Food Guide 2010 has awarded the highest possible accolade to Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck Restaurant, awarding only him ten points out of ten for the second year in a row. Gordon Ramsay was given nine points for his flagship restaurant in Cheslea. Again he is the only restaurateur to collect nine points, making Heston and Gordon the two finest chefs in the country.

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