Nigella Lawson

Cookbook Author, Cooking Show Host

Nigella Lawson is so beautiful that you would enjoy watching her even if she didn't know the first thing about cooking. But, not only can she cook, she makes cooking look like fun and the kitchen look like an appetizing place to escape to, not escape from. Her charming style and infectious enthusiasm convey her belief that the effort required to cook is proportionately less than the praise and appreciation you usually receive at the outcome.

A journalist since her 20's, including food critic, reporter, and the food editor for British Vogue, Nigella was approached to do her first television series after she sold the rights to her first cookbook, How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food, for which she was named Britain's Author of the Year. Already one of England's most recognized culinary personalities and influential food writers, she then took America by storm when "Nigella Bites" began airing on E! Entertainment Television and Style Network.

Her book How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking, which explores comfort cooking and the art of baking, was named Cookery Book of The Year in 2001 by the Guild of Food Writers, and Nigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners -- Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion was named Lifestyle Book of the Year in 2002. Her latest book, Forever Summer, was published in the fall of 2002 and is also the title of her newest cooking show. All of Nigella's books include easy to follow recipes and beautiful photographs that illustrate her unique approach to the pleasures of cooking and spending time in the kitchen.

With a pinch of this and a bit of that, Nigella Lawson's hands-on cooking style helps to alleviate many of our own kitchen anxieties, demonstrating that cooking isn't difficult and provides delicious rewards. She believes in the nurturing aspects of cooking, and that by enjoying the preparation of foods, you lovingly feed family and friends, and your own soul at the same time. Her relaxed attitude and passion for cooking and eating have earned her a dedicated following. Nigella Lawson, successful cookbook author, tv series host, and journalist, beautifully shows us how to be domestic gods and goddesses in our own kitchens.