Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 17 September 1953) is an English

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and

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, who has also published a dozen books about food, restaurants, recipes and places. She writes regularly for ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Day-Lewis was born in

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, London. Day-Lewis is the daughter of Anglo-Irish poet

Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Irish-born British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Bla ...

, who served as

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in his last years, and his second wife, British actress

Jill Balcon Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film), Nicholas ...

. She is Jewish on her mother's side, a descendant of 19th-century immigrants from

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and

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from what is now

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. Her brothers are actor Sir Daniel, Nicholas and Sean Day-Lewis (who wrote a biography of their father). After attending

Bedales School Bedales School is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventio ...

, she read English at

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from 1973 until 1976. She writes for ''

'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

'' and '' Food Illustrated''. She is currently on the Board of Governors at the

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. In October 2012, Day-Lewis and her brother Daniel donated papers belonging to their father to

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, including early drafts of his work and letters from figures such as actor

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Briti ...

and poets

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and

Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, '' The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, '' Jill'' (1946) and '' A Girl in Winter'' (1 ...

. In 2011 she collaborated with

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and created the book ''Delicious Jewels'' published by Prestel.
''New York Times'', 29 April 2011

Bibliography

* ''The Englishwoman's Kitchen'' (Ed.) (1983) * ''Last Letters Home'' (1995) * ''West of Ireland Summers: A Cookbook'' (1997) * ''The Art of the Tart'' (2000) * ''Simply the Best: The Art of Seasonal Cooking'' (2001) * ''Good Tempered Food: Recipes to Love, Leave and Linger Over'' (2002) * ''Tarts with Tops on: Or How to Make the Perfect Pie'' (2004) * ''Tamasin's Weekend Food: Cooking to Come Home to'' (2004) * ''Tamasin's Kitchen Bible'' (2005) * ''Tamasin's Kitchen Classics'' (2006) * ''Where Shall We Go For Dinner?: A Food Romance'' (2007) * ''Supper for a Song'' (2009)
Book Review
* ''All You Can Eat'' (2007)

References

External links

*
UKTV Profile – Tamasin Day-Lewis
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