Susan Spaull is a cookery writer, teacher and

chef A chef is a professional Cook (profession), cook and tradesperson who is proficient in all aspects of outline of food preparation, food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term (), the di ...

. She trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in

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and went on to become one of their senior teachers. She has written several cookery books for Leiths including ''Leiths Techniques Bible'' which won a

Gourmand World Cookbook Award A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming particularly good food and drink. ''Gourmand'' originally referred to a person who was "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively. Etymolog ...

for the "Best Book in the World for Food Professionals" in 2003. She also does

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, demonstrations and recipe development.

Books

''Ideal Home Entertaining''

*Published in 1999 by Boxtree.

''Leiths Techniques Bible''

Co-authored with Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne *Published in 2003 by

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. The book has won two major awards since publication: *"Best Book in the World for Food Professionals", Gourmand Book Awards, 2003. *Top 10 "The Most Useful Cookery Books Ever", Waitrose Food Illustrated, 2005.The Most Useful Cookery Books Ever - Writers and critics - Waitrose.com

''Leiths Baking Bible''

Co-authored with Fiona Burrell Won Gourmand Award for Best UK Baking Book 2006 *Published in 2006 by Bloomsbury.

Edited ''Leiths Cookery Bible''

Prue Leith Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African-British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist. She was a judge on BBC Two's ''Great British Menu'' for eleven years, before joining ''The Great British ...

; Caroline Waldegrave. Published in 2003 by Bloomsbury.

"Leiths Meat Bible"

*Co-authored with Max Clark. Published in 2010 by Bloomsbury.

External links

Susan SpaullLeiths School of Food and Wine

References

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