Jane Grigson 1216465 200309119 2008-03-23T15:16:03Z Jderosier 2741669 'nee' corrected as 'née' '''Jane Grigson''' (née '''McIntyre''') ([[1928]] - March [[1990]]) was a British cookery writer. She was born in [[Gloucester, England]], and brought up in [[Sunderland]] where her father was [[town clerk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janegrigsontrust.org.uk/about.html|title=Jane Grigson Trust|accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref> Her initial schooling was at [[Sunderland Church High School]]. In 1949 she graduated in English at [[Newnham College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] and went into the publishing industry. She became interested in food after spending three months a year working in [[France]], and wrote her first book ''Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery''. She wrote for the Observer Magazine from 1978 until her untimely death in 1990; the books ''Good Things'' and ''Food With The Famous'' are based on her highly successful series. The [[International Association of Culinary Professionals]] (IACP) has created the [[Jane Grigson Award]] in her honour. She was the third wife of the late poet and critic [[Geoffrey Grigson]] (died 1985). Her daughter, [[Sophie Grigson]], is also a cookery writer and broadcaster. ==Books== * Of Crimes and Punishments, Cesare Beccaria, (1966, with Father Kenelm Foster, translation from Italian, for which she shared the John Florio prize) * Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery (1967), a book accorded the unusual honour for an English writer of being translated into French. * Good Things (1971) * Fish Cookery (1973) * English Food (1974), An Anthology Chosen by Jane Grigson for which she was voted Cookery Writer of the Year. * The Mushroom Feast: A Celebration of All Edible Fungi With Over 250 Recipes (1975)<ref>{{cite book |last=Grigson |first=Jane |authorlink=Jane Grigson |title=The Mushroom Feast |year=1975 |publisher=Penguin |location=London |isbn=0-14-046-273-2}}</ref> * The Vegetable Book (1978) (for which she received both the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award)<ref>{{cite book |last=Grigson |first=Jane |authorlink=Jane Grigson |title=The Vegetable Book |year=1978 |pages= p. 312-14|publisher=Penguin |location=London |isbn=0-14-046-352-6}}</ref> * The Fruit Book (1982) (for which she received the André Simon Memorial Fund Book Award) ==Other Books== * Jane Grigson's Book of European Cooking * The Best of Jane Grigson's Soups * The Best of Jane Grigson's Deserts * Cooking Spinach * The Best of Jane Grigson's British Cookery * The Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables of Italy * The World Atlas of Food; The Observer Guide to British Cookery * An English Flavour * Dishes From the Mediterranean * The International Wine and Food Society's Guide to Fish Cookery * The Elle Cookbook * Cooking with Exotic Fruits and Vegetables * The Observer Guide to European Cookery * In Celebration of Chives ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000013084,00.html Penguin UK page for Jane Grigson] *[http://www.janegrigsontrust.org.uk/ Page for the Jane Grigson Trust, an educational charity in the memory of Jane Grigson (shows photo of Jane Grigson)] *[http://www.enotes.com/salem-lit/jane-grigsons-british-cookery Review of Jane Grigson's British Cookery, a book of recipes and travelogue of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland] {{DEFAULTSORT:Grigson, Jane}} [[Category:English food writers]] [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:1990 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge]]