Felicity Cloake

Felicity Cloake is an English food writer.[1] She writes for The Guardian newspaper and in New Statesman magazine. She has also appeared on television as guest host on Great British Menu in 2015.[2]

Early life

Felicity Cloake grew up in Hertfordshire; her father was a John Lewis executive and her mother taught French. She has Irish heritage on her maternal side.[3] Cloake attended Rugby School[4] before going on to study English at St Peter's College, Oxford.[5][6] She first started her writing career in the Oxford Student.[5]

Writing

Cloake is most well known for her weekly How to cook the perfect column in the Guardian, starting in 2010, where she attempts to create the best possible version of a popular dish.

Books
  • Perfect, Fig Tree (2011)[7]
  • Perfect Host: 162 easy recipes for feeding people and having fun, Fig Tree (2013)[8]
  • Perfect Too, Fig Tree (2014)[9]
  • The A-Z of Eating: A Flavour Map for the Adventurous Cook, Fig Tree (2016)[10]
  • Completely Perfect, Penguin, (2018)[11]
  • One More Croissant for the Road, Harper Collins (2019)[12]

Online, television and radio

In October 2020 she hosted an online livestream event in conversation with food writer Grace Dent for the Guardian.

Awards

References
  1. The Guardian profile
  2. greatbritishchefs. "Great British Menu 2015: The banquet - Great British Chefs". Great British Chefs. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. "Food writer Felicity Cloake on her love of potatoes". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  4. "Rugby School - The A-Z of Eating: A Flavour Map for the Adventurous Cook by Felicity Cloake". www.rugbyschool.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  5. "Profile: Felicity Cloake – The Oxford Student". The Oxford Student. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  6. "Staying out of the rat race". the Guardian. 2003-06-06. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  7. Felicity., Cloake (2011). Perfect : 68 essential recipes for every cook's repertoire. London: Fig Tree. ISBN 9781905490837. OCLC 747915329.
  8. Felicity., Cloake (2013). 162 easy recipes for feeding people and having fun. [S.l.]: Fig Tree. ISBN 9780241145692. OCLC 879333191.
  9. Felicity, Cloake (2014). Perfect too : 92 more essential recipes for every cook's repertoire. London. ISBN 9780241003121. OCLC 868378302.
  10. Felicity, Cloake (2016-04-07). The A-Z of eating : a flavour map for the adventurous cook. Cathcart, Helen. London. ISBN 9780241003138. OCLC 948790165.
  11. Felicity, Cloake (2018-11-01). Completely perfect : 120 essential recipes for every cook. London. ISBN 9780241377826. OCLC 1053855037.
  12. FELICITY., CLOAKE (2019). ONE MORE CROISSANT FOR THE ROAD. [S.l.]: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS. ISBN 978-0008304935. OCLC 1035749288.
  13. "Felicity Cloake". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  14. "Awards 2011 Winners". www.gfw.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  15. "Awards 2011 Winners". www.gfw.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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