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Clarissa's  latest book, published by ConranOctopus/Interlink 2005

CONTRIBUTIONS include The Times, Country Living, Food and Travel, Food Illustrated, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, The European, Good Food Guides (CA), Egon Ronay Guides.

BOOKS The Spanish Kitchen (2005, ConranOctopus/Interlink), The Jewish Kitchen (ConranOctopus, 2003), Cucina Siciliana (ConranOctopus, 2002)

Food Editor "Too Many Cooks", fund-raising cookbook published by Granada TV (1999).

MEMBER Guild of Food Writers, IACP

AWARDS

• 2007, Nominee Le Cordon Bleu World Media Food Awards 2007
• 2007, Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year
• 2005, nominated IACP International Cookbook of the Year Cordon Bleu
  Award (for The Jewish Kitchen)
• 2005, shortlisted Michael Smith Award, Guild of Food Writers Awards
  (for Word of Mouth column, Country Living)
• 2003, Shortlisted PPA Specialist Writer of the Year (for A-Z British Food column in Country Living magazine)
• 2003, Shortlisted for Michael Smith Award, Guild of Food Writers Awards
  (for A-Z British Food column in Country Living magazine)
• 2003, Winner, Jeremy Round Award for best first cookbook, Guild of Food Writers Awards (for Cucina Siciliana)
• 2002 Winner, Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year
• 2000 Food Journalist of the Year, Guild of Food Writers
• 1999 Runner-up Travelex Travel Writer of the Year (for feature in Food and Travel about Milan)
• 1998 Italian State Tourist Board Award (for feature on Parma in Food and Travel)
• 1997 Runner-up Travelex Travel Writer of the Year (for feature in Daily Telegraph about New York)
• 1996 Winner Cockle Food Writer of the Year (Swansea Festival)
• 1995 Shortlisted Glenfiddich Regional Food Writer of the Year
• 1995 Runner-up Food Writer of the Year, Restaurateurs of GB Association
• 1992 Shortlisted Glenfiddich TV Food Programme of the Year (for ITV's This Morning)

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Former producer and researcher for Granada TV specialising in factual and lifestyle programmes.

IN ADDITION

Former Secretary and Newsletter Editor of The Guild of Food Writers

Co-leader, Slow Food convivium in Manchester, England