Food Writer Jenny Linford - Freelance Food Writer based in London UK. info@jennylinford.co.uk

Hello and welcome to my site.

I’m a freelance food writer, a member of the Guild of Food Writers and author of fifteen books, ranging from cookery books to ingredient guides. Over the years I’ve written for a variety of publications, including The Guardian, Time Out’s Eating Out guides and The Times. My website work has included researching and writing for the British Library’s Food Stories website, a fascinating project using audio-clips from the Life Stories collection.

Born in London, my interest in food stems from living as a child in Singapore and Italy, places where good food is important to the community, both taken for granted and relished as a great pleasure.

I’m an inveterate food shopper, always on the look-out for ingredients to cook with or delicious things to eat, whether it be tangy barberries from an Iranian supermarket or a freshly baked barbecued pork bun from one of Chinatown’s bakeries. London’s fantastically diverse food scene offers constant inspiration for recipes, articles and books such as Food Lovers’ London and The London Cookbook. Have a look at my blogs London Food Chronicles and London Laksa


News
May 2013 Jenny's piece on British seaside specialities apperas in Great British Food Click here for PDF Jenny's article on how Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has inspired choclatiers for Chocolatier.co.uk
April 2013 Jenny's pick of Britain's best butchers appears in the Financial Times Jenny's article on Britain's traditional cordials appears in Great British Food Click here for PDF
March 2013 Jenny's article on British Indian fusion food appears in the Financial Times
February 2013. Jenny's article on Britian's love affair with maramlade appears in Great British Food. Click here for PDF Jenny's article on Britain's flourishing chocolate scene appears in Great British Food Click here for PDF Jenny's article on couples in the world of chocolate appears on Chocolatier.co.uk
January 2013. Jenny's article on our British fondness for hot stuff!. Click here for PDF December 2012. Jenny article on creative British preserves appears in Great British Food. Click here for PDF Jenny's article on artisan British spirits appears in Great British Food. Click here for PDF Jenny's article on indulgent food treats appears in Fine Food Business magazine
November 2012. Jenny's article on family food businesses appears in Great British Food. Click here for PDF October 2012. Jenny's article on guardians of Britain's food heritage appears in Great British Food Click here for PDF Jenny leads another Voyage in Epicuriosity for The School of Life Jenny is one of the judges for the International Chocolate Awards and attends the Academy of Chocolate conference. July 2012 Jenny's article on London - sustainable fish city appears in American online magazine page 85 Spenser
May 2012. Jenny's article on Royal Warrant holders appears in Great British Food. Click here for PDF Jenny learns how to taste chocolate the Valrhona way for Chocolatier March 2012. Jenny interviews bean to bar chocolatier Rasmus Bo Bojesen for Chocolatier
February 2012. Jenny's article on Gloucestershire's food scene appears in Great British Food.Click here for PDF. Jenny's interview with chocolatier Damian Allsop appears in Index magazine.

January 2012. Jenny launches her new blog London Food Chronicles Jenny reviews Claire Tomalin's biography of Charles Dickens for Bookgeeks Jenny's article on a great Christmas for top chocolatiers for Chocolatier.co.uk

December 2011. Jenny previevs Valrhona's chocolate masterclass for Chocolatier.co.uk

November 2011. Jenny is interviewed for a short film "Food In London" for London & Partners. Jenny wirtes about Kent's cobnut growers for Index magazine.

September 2011. Jenny's article on Original Beans for Chocolatier.co.uk Jenny is intervieved by SBS TV from South Korea for a documentary on British attitudes towards meat. Jenny reviews Penguin's Great Food series for Bookgeeks

July 2011. Jenny's article on Fairtrade chocolate for Chocolatier.co.uk

June 2011. Jenny's article on the cocoa market for Chocolatier.co.uk

May 2011. Jenny interviews chocolatier William Curley for Chocolatier.co.uk.
April 2011. Traditional Country Foods, which Jenny worked on as researcher and interviewer, out from Cico Books. Jenny's article on Royal Wedding Foods appears in the FT Jenny leads another Voyage in Epicuriosity for The School of Life.

March 2011. Jenny's article on the Filter Coffee Revival appears in the FT

December 2010. Jenny leads another Voyage in Epicuriosity for The School of Life and appears as London food expert on three episodes of TV programme Market Kitchen, screened in the days before Christmas.

September 2010. The Cook's Book of Ingredients is published by Dorling Kindersley. Jenny is one of the contributors to this useful food reference book

July 2010. The sixth edition of Food Lovers' London is published

May 2010. Jenny's article on London's food markets appears in The Financial Times

April 2010. Jenny's top London food destinations are featured in Taste Britain, a nationwide guide to Britain's gastronomic scene Jenny's Shop

February 2010. Jenny's food writing is featured in How The British Fell In Love With Food, a celebration of 25 years of food writing by the Guild of Food Writers Jenny's Shop

22 October 2009. Interview with Jenny about The London Cookbook on Jamie Olilver's website Jamie Oliver.Com

17 October 2009 Jenny leads A Voyage In Epicuriosity for The School Of Life The School Of Life

20 June 2009 Article on historic food published in The Financial Times

16 April 2009 The London Cookbook reviewed in Harper's Bazaar

7 March 2009 The London Cookbook reviewed in Time Out Article 'Iranian New Year' published in The Financial Times see food stories

22 January 2009 Second of my food stories online

16 January 2009 You can now buy The London Cookbook directly from this website at the Shop page.

25 October 2008 First of my food stories online
14 October 2008 Cookbook Launched In Style! Harbour & Jones host a launch party to celebrate the publication of Jenny Linford's new book, The London Cookbook. www.harbourandjones.com

1 October 2008 As well as the publication of Jenny's latest book, Great British Cheeses, this month sees the arrival of a Dorling Kindersley cheese-lovers' blog featuring contributions from Jenny. www.blogacheese.com