About Marlena
Marlena Spieler broadcasts and writes internationally on her favourite subject: food — cooking, eating and sharing it. Bon viveuer, wit, and humourist, her lively unpretensious style of writing is much loved, and her original recipes are distinctive and innovative.
With over fifty cookbook titles (including contributions) to her credit, Marlena conjures up flavours and dishes from the Mediterranean to Mexico, California to France to the Italian islands and single subjects such as chili peppers, olive oil, mushrooms, to a book on classic Jewish food from all over the world. The Classic Barbecue and Grill Cookbook was a #1 best-seller in the UK.
Marlena has been shortlisted numerous times for various awards including the prestigious James Beard (two books and one newspaper column), the Guild of Food Writers Awards (UK, best radio food broadcaster of the year, twice ), and the Association of Food Journalists (USA: Best Column in Newspaper of Over 400,000 circulation — twice) for radio presenting, food writing and books. Everyone from BBC Radio to LBC agree: Marlena can talk about food... she can talk and talk and talk and talk. One of her latest books, Feeding Friends, won the International Cookbook Award in Perigueux, France for Best Entertaining Cookbook (in English) 2000 and her new book, Jewish Heritage Cooking, will be receiving a Special Jury Award at World Gourmand Book Awards in the Loire Valley in February 2003.
Marlena is passionate about discovering and sharing the good flavours of life. She lives in Britain with her husband Alan and beautiful brave cat Madeline. Catch up with her culinary adventuress at www.sfgate.com.
Here is a resumé of Marlena's broadcasts and writings in periodicals. A list of her books can be found here.