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Jane Grigson
British food writer (1928-1990) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 61
Jane Grigson was an English cookery writer. In the latter part of the 20th century she was the author of the food column for The Observer and wrote numerous books about European cuisines and traditional British dishes. Her work proved influential in promoting British food.
Jane Grigson is read about 38 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 86 days, one point a day.
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![Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery: the pig, "delightful when cooked or cured, from his snout to his tail", according to Grigson.[25]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Pork_cuts_-_Acton%2C_Modern_Cookery%2C_page_236.jpg/1280px-Pork_cuts_-_Acton%2C_Modern_Cookery%2C_page_236.jpg)
Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery: the pig, "delightful when cooked or cured, from his snout to his tail", according to Grigson.[25]
Antoine Raspal's L'intérieur de cuisine was used as the cover for the 1980 Penguin edition of Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book.
Monet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe; a section of the painting was depicted on the cover of Food with the Famous (1979)
Christ Church and its churchyard, Broad Town; the cemetery for both Geoffrey and Jane Grigson
French charcuterie
A quince: one of the six fruits featured in Good ThingsAwards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 1990 · aged 61
