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Gilli Davies

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Gilli Davies
Born
Wales
Culinary career
Cooking styleWelsh cuisine
Television show(s)
  • Tastes of Wales
Websitehttp://www.gillicliff.co.uk

Gilli Davies is a Cordon Bleu cook from Wales. Davies has been involved with food, food journalism and broadcasting since about 1975.[1]

Background

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At the age of 19, Davies ran her own bistro in Oxford. Davies has also run a restaurant in Berlin and an organic food restaurant in Cardiff and now lives in York.[2]

Writing

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Davies has written numerous cookery books based on Welsh cuisine, Cypriot cuisine and organic food.[2][1]

In October 2015 Graffeg published the Flavours of Wales, a collection of five pocket books, each with over 20 recipes on Welsh cuisine.[2]

Television

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In 1990, Davies wrote and presented a 10 part television series called Tastes of Wales[2]

Other work

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Davies has run children's cookery classes, a training scheme to encourage restaurants to use local ingredients and a variety of other food events. Davies has been an advisor to the Food Standards Agency and is also a member and former chairwoman of the Guild of Food Writers.[1][2]

Bibliography

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Books by Gilli Davies include:

  • A Taste of Cyprus, Interworld Publications, 1998. ISBN 0948853255
  • A Taste of Wales, Pavilion Books, 1995. ISBN 1-85793-2935
  • Celtic Cuisine, Graffeg, 2008. ISBN 9781905582105
  • Cook Organic, Metro Books, London, 1998. ISBN 190051236X
  • The down to earth cookbook, British Gas Wales, 1993. ISBN 0903545527
  • Eat Well in Wales, Western Mail & Echo Ltd., 1998. ISBN 1900477033
  • Lamb, Leeks and Laverbread, Grafton, 1989. ISBN 0586201394
  • The Joy of Organic Cookery, Metro Books, London, 2002. ISBN 1843580128
  • The Very Best Flavours of Wales, Gwasg Gomer, 1997. ISBN 1859025900
  • The Welsh Calendar Cookbook, Y Lolfa Cyf., 2014. ISBN 0862437490
  • Flavours of Wales: Vegetarian dishes, Graffeg, 2015. ISBN 9781909823129
  • Flavours of Wales: Fish and seafood, Graffeg, 2015. ISBN 9781909823112
  • Flavours of Wales: Puddings and baking, Graffeg, 2015. ISBN 9781909823143
  • Flavours of Wales: Starters and light dishes, Graffeg, 2015. ISBN 9781909823167
  • Flavours of Wales: Meat, poultry and game, Graffeg, 2015. ISBN 9781909823136
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References

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See also

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Laverbread