Chef owner of Apricity, on Duke Street in Mayfair and All's Well (formerly of Mare St, E8) and former chef owner of Tredwells (recipient of a green Michelin star for its efforts towards sustainability) and former Group Operations Director for Marcus Wareing Restaurants.

[2][3] In October 2016 she won Woman of the Year at the inaugural The Caterer Shine Awards.

[9] She is neither vegan nor vegetarian but has said that "The whole reason I did a plant-based recipe book was that I liked the challenge ...

When I looked around to find resources for plant-based cooking at a restaurant level, there were hardly any.

"[10] Nicholson's charitable causes include cooking for fundraising dinners for Children of the Mountain,[11] Action Against Hunger,[12] The Felix Project,[13] Street Smart, School Food Matters and The Calthorpe Project.