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About the Authors

DR STUART FARRIMOND

Specializing in food science, Dr Stuart Farrimond is a science and health writer, presenter,

and communicator. He makes regular appearances on TV, radio, and at public events. He is a

trained medical doctor and teacher, and his writing appears in the national and international

press, including New Scientist, The Independent, the Daily Mail, and The Washington Post.

Dr Stuart presents a weekly radio science show, and his widely publicized food research has

addressed a broad range of topics. He is the author of DK’s The Science of Cooking.

Stuart oversaw all scientific aspects of the project, and wrote the Spice Science chapter and all

science-based content in the Spice Profiles chapter, including information on blending science and

getting the most flavour from spices.

Laura Nickoll is a writer and cookery editor based in Kent. She is a member of the Guild of

Food Writers and specializes in food and eating out for online and print restaurant guides. She

also edits cookbooks and has worked with many influential food writers and chefs, including

Mary Berry, Rachel Allen, Ed Smith, Marcus Wareing, Signe Johansen, and Rosie Birkett.

Laura wrote all the non-science content of the Spice Profiles chapter.

Jan Fullwood is a home economist who believes she has the

perfect job. Her varied career involves working for major food

brands, magazines including Good Housekeeping and delicious,

and books, notably for Mary Berry. Jan is constantly creating,

evaluating, and eating food, and always learning something

new; she lives with an overstuffed larder and her well-fed

family in Hertfordshire.

Jan wrote the World of Spice Further Recipes.

Roopa Gulati is a chef, food writer, and broadcaster, who worked

in India for two decades before returning to London in 2001.

As a Consultant Chef to the Taj hotel group, she honed her

expertise in regional cooking styles across South Asia. Back in

the UK, she was deputy editor for UKTV’s Good Food Channel,

and is now a freelancer, writing editorial features, recipes, and

restaurant reviews for leading food brands and magazines such

as BBC Good Food, Time Out, and delicious. Assignments include

cookery demonstrations at London’s Borough Market, scoping

Rick Stein’s BBC series in India, and joining the judge’s panel

for BBC Radio 4’s Food and Farming Awards.

Roopa wrote on South Asia in the World of Spice chapter, as well as the

recipes for Date and Tamarind Granita with Caramelized Pineapple

and Spiced Scallops with Saffron Beurre Blanc.

Thomas Howells is a London-based journalist. He works as a

freelance food editor and writer for Time Out London, and has

written for The Guardian, the Financial Times, and Wallpaper*.

Tom wrote on Europe in the World of Spice chapter.

Anna Kibbey is a food and drink writer and co-founder of food

copywriting agency 2Forks.co.uk. As a journalist and editor at

Square Meal, she reviewed restaurants for many years, and writes

food features, recipes, and reviews for Time Out, Food & Travel,

Men’s Health, and Mr & Mrs Smith. Anna is a keen cook, consumer,

and student of Middle Eastern food, particularly Lebanese and

Persian cuisine, and the owner of an encyclopaedic – and

ever-expanding – collection of spices. She most often reaches for

cumin, coriander seeds, cinnamon, and (always) chilli flakes.

Anna wrote on the Middle East in the World of Spice chapter, as well as

the recipes for Chicken and Aubergine Biryani with Seven-spice and

Ejjeh with Courgette, Feta, and Dill and Black Lime Harissa.

Sorrel Moseley-Williams is a British freelance journalist and

sommelier who has been based in Argentina since 2006. She

focuses on Latin American food, travel, and wine, and can be

found on the pages of Wine Enthusiast, Monocle, Condé Nast

Traveller, Travel + Leisure, Decanter, and Lugares in Spanish, among

other publications; she translated the Mirazur, Tegui and La

Cabrera books. She co-runs the pop-up wine bar “Come Wine

With Us” in Buenos Aires and can be found on

Instagram as @sorrelita.

Sorrel wrote on the Americas in the World of Spice chapter.

Freda Muyambo is a food writer with expertise in African

cuisine and a passion for sharing African culture through food.

She often describes herself as having a pan-African palate; born

and raised in Botswana to Ghanaian parents, she currently lives

in Nigeria, and has travelled extensively across the continent.

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