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Delia Smith (born June 18, 1941) is a British television chef, known for her interest in food and teaching basic cookery.
In 1969 Delia became cookery writer for The Daily Mirror, with her first piece featuring kipper pâté, beef in beer and cheesecake. In 1972 she started writing for London's Evening Standard. She rose to fame teaching cookery on a television show, Family Fare (1973–75). Her How to Cook series (1998) reportedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain and her use of new ingredients, such as dried cranberries, or utensils can cause sell-outs overnight. Because of this fame, her first name has become sufficient to identify her to the public, and doing a Delia is the phrase used when preparing a dish according to one of her recipes.
Although she announced her retirement from the cooking scene in December 2004, she has other business interests, including a majority shareholding of Norwich City Football Club with her husband Michael Wynn Jones.
Publications
- How to Cheat at Cooking (1971)
- Recipes from Country Inns and Restaurants (1973)
- The Evening Standard Cookbook (1974)
- Frugal Food (1976)
- Delia Smith's Book of Cakes (1977)
- Delia Smith's Cookery Course (3 volumes: 1978, 1979 & 1980)
- One is Fun (1985)
- Delia Smith's Christmas (1990)
- Delia Smith's Summer Collection (1993)
- Delia Smith's Winter Collection (1995)
- Delia's How to Cook – Book 1 (1998) (based on the television series)
- Delia's How to Cook – Book 2 (1999)
- Delia's How to Cook – Book 3 (2001)
- The Delia Collection (2003) (several themed volumes)
- Delia's Kitchen Garden: A Beginners' Guide to Growing and Cooking Fruit and Vegetables (2004) (with Gay Search)
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