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Nigella Lawson

London, England

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson is one of the UK's most influential food writers and most recognizable personalities. Her television series include Nigella Bites and Forever Summer (UK's Channel 4). Currently Nigella acts as food editor for the UK version of Vogue. Born in 1960, Nigella studied Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford.

Cooking motto: "To achieve maximum pleasure through minimum effort."

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