Matthew Fort (born 29 January 1947) is a British food writer and critic. Matthew Fort is the son of the Conservative MP Richard Fort, who died when he was 12. His brother is the writer Tom Fort. He attended

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, and later

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. He was the Food and Drink editor of ''

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'' for over ten years. He also writes for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Country Living'', '' Decanter'' and '' Waitrose Food Illustrated''. His books include ''Rhubarb and Black Pudding'' (1998), about the Bolton born chef Paul Heathcote and his Michelin Starred Longridge restaurant. The book focused on both the recipes and the suppliers who played a vital part in the success of the restaurant,

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, and ''Eating up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa'' (2004), along with its sequel ''Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons'' (2008). He has also contributed to other writers' work, including Nigel Slater's book and television series ''Real Food'' and Rick Stein's television series ''Food Heroes''. He was also a co-presenter of '' Market Kitchen'' on UKTV Food. In 1992, Fort was Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year, and in 1993, Glenfiddich Restaurant Writer of the Year and The Restaurateurs' Association Food Writer of the Year. From 2006 to 2021, Fort appeared as a judge on the

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television series '' Great British Menu''.BBC – Food – TV and radio – Judges
Fort Tweeted on 10 October 2011 that his tenure at the ''Guardian'' was to end in January 2012.

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