Moderated by Jenny Vergara, food critic and co-host of "Hungry for MO."
Nigella Lawson is an internationally renowned food writer and TV cook whose successful television programs have made her a household name around the world. She read Medieval and Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She went on to become Deputy Literary Editor of The Sunday Times in London at the age of 26, followed by a successful career as a critic and op-ed columnist, writing for a range of newspapers, including The Times and The Guardian.
In 1998, she published her first cookbook, “How to Eat, The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food.” She now has 12 bestselling books to her name, including her latest, “Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories.” Her books have sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
Her first TV series, “Nigella Bites,” aired in 2000, followed by a string of successful series broadcast in the U.K., U.S., Australia and beyond. Lawson was a judge on the three seasons of “The Taste,” which broadcast in the U.K. and U.S. in 2013 and 2014. She has made several appearances on “MasterChef Australia.”
Lawson was voted author of the year at the 2001 British Book Awards (Nibbies) and Best Food Personality in 2014 at the Observer Food Monthly Awards. She lives in London.