Fran Warde is a cook and best-selling food writer. She spent 18 months in the kitchens at The Café Royal before opening her own restaurant in London and then moving into catering and opening a successful cookery school. Fran co-authored with Joanna Harris the award-winning The French Kitchen, followed by The French Market. Her other books include New Bistro and Food for Friends. She has written for numerous publications, including The Saturday Times Magazine, BBC Good Food and Waitrose Food Illustrated and was the food editor of Red magazine.
Tim Wilson, founder and owner of The Ginger Pig chain of butchers, is one of the most respected meat producers in Britain. For many years, Tim farmed his own North Yorkshire pasture, producing cattle, sheep and pigs, with a passion for sustaining rare breeds. As the company has grown, Ginger Pig have worked to build a network of like-minded farmers to help supply their butchers' shops with the best produce in the country. At the heart of everything Ginger Pig does is good animal husbandry and welfare - and livestock that is looked after well in the field simply tastes better on the plate. His shops have received many accolades, including Best Food Producer in the Observer Food Awards. His previous books are the Ginger Pig Meat Book and Ginger Pig Farmhouse Cook Book, both co-authored with Fran Warde and published by Mitchell Beazley. www.thegingerpig.co.uk