Bee Wilson is a home cook, journalist and writer, mostly about food. Yotam Ottolenghi has called her 'the ultimate food scholar'. She writes for a wide range of publications including the Guardian, The London Review of Books and The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of six books on food-related subjects including Consider the Fork, First Bite and The Way We Eat Now (which was awarded Fortnum and Mason food book of the year). She is the co-founder of TastEd, a food education charity aimed at giving children opportunities to experience fresh vegetables and fruits in a joyful way. A long time ago, she was a Masterchef semi-finalist but this is her first full-length cookbook. She lives in Cambridge and has three children. She is fond of wooden spoons.
<p>The Secret of Cooking is packed with solutions for how to make life in the kitchen work better for you, whether you are cooking for yourself or for a crowd.</p><p>Bee shows you how to get a meal on the table when you’re tired and stretched for time, how to season properly, cook onions (or not) and what equipment really helps.</p><p>The 140 recipes are doable and delicious, filled with ideas for cooking ahead or cooking alone and the kind of unfussy food that makes everyday life taste better.</p>