Diana Henry: A Life Through Food (Part 2)
Food writer Diana Henry talks to Sheila Dillon about the writers whose work she loves, including memoirs, online articles and critics. She also shares her tips on food writing.
Food writer Diana Henry has just collected a James Beard Award in America for her latest book 'A Bird in the Hand'. Straight from the plane she joined Sheila Dillon at the Bristol Food Connections Festival.
In Part 1 of the interview she shared about growing up in Antrim, how a revelatory French exchange fuelled her excitement about cooking and starting out in TV. She shared works by Naguib Mahfouz and Seamus Heaney.
In this second part, she shares more of her chosen excerpts on food - including memoirs, online journalism and restaurant reviews - and explains what each of the authors bring that inspires and excites her.
The podcast including both parts of this interview are available from this programme page.
Readers: Rebecca Ripley and Sam Woolf
Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.
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Featured Readings from Part 1 & 2
Crazy Water Pickled Lemons by Diana Henry
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney
Finding ±«Óãtv at Taco Bell by Jon DeVore
A Well Seasoned Appetite by Molly O Neill
Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Jigsaw by Sybille Bedford
Review of Ogniska fromÌýThe GuardianÌýby Marina O’Loughlin
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Also mentionedÌýby Diana:
A New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden
Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook by Alice Waters
Prospero’s Cell by Lawrence Durrell
A Compass Error and The Legacy by Sybille Bedford
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
DianaÌýalso mentions the work of Edward Behr, Jane Grigson, John Thorne andÌýCalvin Trillin.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Diana Henry |
| Reader | Rebecca Ripley |
| Reader | Sam Woolf |
| Producer | Anne-Marie Bullock |
Broadcast
- Mon 23 May 2016 15:30±«Óãtv Radio 4
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