Since I posted the first batch of wonderful reviews and testimonials about my new book The Olive Oil Diet, written with co-author Dr. Simon Poole, it has not only been named as the UK winner in the Diet Section of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, it has now also been shortlisted for the International Award. In…
Books
New Monograph for IWFS
I have been travelling the world of olive oil for many years and I also try to keep in touch with growers and producers in as many countries as possible. Now all this work has come together in my new monograph just published by The International Wine and Food Society. Entitled Around the World with…
The True Food of Spain
This is the title of a new book by Monika Linton who started the very successful Spanish food importing company Brindisa over twenty five years ago. The title is an apt one for the book is full of interesting in depth information on the various Spanish specialities together with guidelines on preparing and serving them. …
Listen to Judy and Simon talking about The Olive Oil Diet
If you would like to hear some more in-depth discussions about the olive oil diet and the central place of olive oil in the Mediterranean Diet listen to me talking to Katharine Tate, the Health Teacher on UK Health Radio Listen also to my co-author, Simon Poole, talking to Jeremy…
Birth of a Book
My new book The Olive Oil Diet was published by Robinson Books on 15th September 20116 and I have been looking back on the three year lead up to its publication. I first met my co-author for The Olive Oil Diet, Simon Poole, way back in 2013 and immediately discovered that we had a strong mutual…
Dates for the Diary
Friday 2nd September, 2016 Olive Oil Tasting and Appreciation Course Venue: Shepherds Bush, London Time: 10.00am to 4.30 pm Details Thursday 4th September, 2016 Publication date for my book Quick and Delicious Vegetarian Meals Thursday 15th September, 2016 Publication date for my book with Dr. Simon Poole The Olive Oil diet Friday 23rd…
Weddings – The French Way
A wedding reception is one of most important events that you may want to cater for yourself. So after all the hard work of writing A Banquet on a Budget I thought it would be fun to ask my friend food writer and food stylist, Louise Pickford who lives in south west France with her…
Planning a Wedding Reception? Save Thousands by Self-Catering
Statistics show that the average wedding reception costs £7,000. You can save a good deal of this amount by doing the catering yourself. The money you have saved can then be spent on the honeymoon or put towards a down payment on your new home. However, catering for a large scale celebration can be daunting….