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100 years of Elizabeth David

100 years of Elizabeth David

Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward on the legacy of Elizabeth David, 100 years after her birth.

The Food Programme · BBC Radio 4

December 29, 201327m 16s

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Show Notes

Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward discuss the legacy of Elizabeth David 100 years after her birth. The iconic food writer is credited for bringing Mediterranean cooking to post-war Britain.

Sir Terence Conran speaks about Elizabeth David's influence on kitchen design. Her nephew Johnny Grey discusses the shop Elizabeth David opened in Pimlico. And Elizabeth David's editor, Jill Norman, says that today she would not have been published.

Presented by Sheila Dillon and Tim Hayward. Produced in Bristol by Emma Weatherill.