Diana Henry: A Life Through Food (Part 1)
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 this first part of the interview Diana talks about her beginnings in Antrim and how a revelatory French exchange and a move to London opened her eyes to new styles of cooking and fascinating ingredients.
While at University she was mocked for her love of cooking - in the 80s politics was the passion of the day - but the new 'fashionability' of food is not necessarily a good thing, according to Diana.
She's selected a number of excerpts of writing about food - which she feels capture a feeling or describe a moment with beauty and explains why they stand out from others. Her choices include poetry, novels, online articles and restaurant reviews.
The podcast including both parts of this interview are available from the Monday (Part 2) edition of the programme page.
Presented by Sheila Dillon
Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock
Readers: Rebecca Ripley and Sam Woolf.
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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 fromΜύThe GuardianΜύby Marina O’Loughlin
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Also mentioned:
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
DianaΜύalso mentions the work of Edward Behr, Jane Grigson, John Thorne andΜύCalvin Trillin.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Diana Henry |
| Presenter | Sheila Dillon |
| Producer | Anne-Marie Bullock |
| Reader | Rebecca Ripley |
| Reader | Sam Woolf |
Broadcast
- Sun 22 May 2016 12:32Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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