Jane Hornby is an experienced food writer and cook. After training as a chef, she worked as writer and Food Editor of the BBC's bestselling Good Food magazine for five years. The magazine is renowned for its clear, step-by-step style and for its totally foolproof recipes, which are tested many times. She has also edited several of the BBC Good Food's bestselling 101 recipe books. Hornby is the author of the books, What to Cook and How to Cook It and Fresh & Easy, both published by Phaidon Press. Called a 'Gen Y Nigella Lawson' by Glamour, she has appeared on national TV shows such as The Martha Stewart Show.