Jill Norman

Her father owned a large market garden and vegetable shops, so from an early age she ate well.

[4][6] In the 60s and 70s, there were few cheap cookery books on the market, and so the list took off with authors who became household names like Elizabeth David, Jane Grigson, Claudia Roden and Alan Davidson.

[6] By the time she left Penguin, she was responsible not only for food and drink but also social sciences, education and more.

[9] In 2014 The Guild of Food Writers gave Jill Norman its Lifetime Achievement Award.

[10] Winner 2006 James Beard Foundation Award for The Cook's Book (DK Publishing)[11]