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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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30 minutes

Featured Readings from Part 1 & 2

Crazy Water Pickled Lemons by Diana Henry

Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz

Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney

Finding Home 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 from听The Guardian听by Marina O鈥橪oughlin

Also mentioned听by Diana:

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook by Alice Waters

Prospero鈥檚 Cell by Lawrence Durrell

A Compass Error and The Legacy by Sybille Bedford

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Diana听also mentions the work of Edward Behr, Jane Grigson, John Thorne and听Calvin Trillin.

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Diana Henry
Reader Rebecca Ripley
Reader Sam Woolf
Producer Anne-Marie Bullock

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  • Mon 23 May 2016 15:30

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