Delicious UK – (10)October 2019

a few tickets

left for Delia’s special

50th anniversary

dinner, on 10 October,

which delicious.

is co-hosting in

Norwich. For details

and to book, visit

deliciousmagazine.

co.uk/dine-with-delia

Itwasa dayI won’tforget.Backin

March,Deliagotintouchtosayshe’djust

pickedupa copyofdelicious.andreadit

fromcovertocover.“Iloveit,”shesaid.

“Ithasitsownlivelypersonality.Itsomehow

reachesthereaderandmakesthemfeel

included.”Ittookmea whiletorecoverafter

readingthat.Firstofall,I’vealwaysseen

Delia as myownsecretadviserinthekitchen(that’show,through

her books,shemanagedtomakeusallfeel,wasn’tit?).Second,she

understoodourdelicious.goalssowell:inclusivity,warmth,inspiration

and the passingonofskills– neverina bossyway.

That wasjustthebeginning.Therewasa lunch.Avisitwasplanned.

We paintedtheloos.Wemadequiche.Wemadecake.AndthenDelia

said she’dliketocelebrateher 50 yearsoffoodwritingwithdelicious.

Amazing!Monthslater,hereweare:Deliaonthecover,herstoryinher

own wordsonp64,plusa recipeforhersecond-to-nonecarrotcake.

The issueisoverflowingwithotherrecipes,too,fromGillMeller,

RavinderBhogal(fishandchippakoras– yes!),GeorgieHaydenandof

course a hostofdishescreatedinthedelicious.testkitchenbyourown

team. Plus,there’sanextra16-pageCollector’sEditiondedicatedto

biscuits. It’sa bumperissueandwehopeyouloveit.Meanwhile,dowrite

avea favouriteDeliarecipe.I’dlovetohearfromyou.

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KAREN BARNES, EDITOR

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