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Delia Smith OBE

Delia Smith on the cover of one of her popular books, Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course
Born 18 June 1941 (1941-06-18) (age 66)
Woking, Surrey

Delia Smith OBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for her interest in teaching basic cookery skills. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Cooking is the process of preparing Food by applying Heat, selecting measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 18 million copies sold.

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Chef, author and TV personality

Born in Woking, Surrey, Delia left school at 16 without a single O-level. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Her first job was as a hairdresser, and she also worked as a shop assistant and in a travel agency before starting her career in cookery. Cooking is the process of preparing Food by applying Heat, selecting measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible At 21, she started work in a tiny restaurant in Paddington called The Singing Chef. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. She started as a washer-upper, then moved on to waitressing, and then was allowed to help with the cooking. She started reading English cookery books in the Reading Room at the British Museum, trying out the recipes on a Harley Street family with whom she was living at the time. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. Harley Street is a road in the City of Westminster in London, England.

In 1969 Delia was taken on as the cookery writer for the Daily Mirror's new magazine. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Their Deputy Editor was Michael Wynn-Jones whom she later married. He made his name through publishing with his former company New Crane Publishing Ltd Her first piece featured kipper pâté, beef in beer, and cheesecake. A kipper is a whole Herring that has been split from tail to head gutted salted and Cold smoked. Pâté (French pronunciation; RP pronunciation; General American pronunciation) Cheesecake is a large family of sweet Cheese -based Custard pies Cheesecakes are generally made with soft fresh cheeses In 1972 she started a column in the Evening Standard which she was to write for 12 years. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast Later she wrote a column for the Radio Times until 1986. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Delia became famous by hosting a cookery television show Family Fare which ran between 1973-1975. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. TV viewers first glimpse of Delia was as resident cook on BBC1's regional news programme Look East from the early 1970s.

Delia approached BBC Further Education with an idea for their first televised cookery course. Her aim was to teach people how to cook: to take them back to basics and cover all the classic techniques. Accompanying books were needed to explain not only how, but why, things happen. This led to her three Cookery Course books.

Her television series Delia's How to Cook (1998) reportedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain, and her use of ingredients (such as frozen mash, tinned minced beef and onions as used in her 2008 TV series), or utensils (such as an omelette pan), could cause sell-outs overnight. An egg is a round or oval body laid by the female of many animals consisting of an Ovum surrounded by layers of Membranes and an outer casing which acts to nourish The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An omelette is a preparation of beaten egg cooked with Butter or oil in a Frying pan, usually folded around a filling such as This phenomenon - 'the Delia Effect' - was most recently seen in 2008 after her new book How to Cheat at Cooking was published. Her fame has meant that her first name has become sufficient to identify her to the public, and the Delia Effect has become a commonly used phrase to describe a run on a previously poor-selling product as a result of a high-profile recommendation.

In 2003 Delia announced her retirement from television. However, she returned for an eponymously-titled six-part series airing on the BBC in Spring 2008. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The accompanying book, an update of her original best-selling 1971 book How to Cheat at Cooking, was published by Ebury Press in February 2008, immediately becoming a number one best-seller. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher Items to have benefitted from the Delia Effect include the Kenwood mini-chopper, Martelli pasta and Aunt Bessie's mashed potato.

Religion

Delia is also known for her spiritual books. Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality She has had a varied church background. Having been baptised in the Church of England, she attended a Methodist Sunday School, a Congregationalist Brownie group and later a Church of England youth group. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations " Sunday school " is the generic name for many different types of Religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently A Brownie is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 7 and 10 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican At the age of 22 she converted to the Roman Catholic Church. Her first two short religious books, A Feast for Lent (1983) and A Feast for Advent (1983), are readings and reflections for these seasons. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In 1988 Delia took on the much larger challenge of writing a full-length book on prayer - A Journey into God. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

Football

Delia has developed other business interests outside of her culinary ventures, notably a majority shareholding in the Coca-Cola Championship team Norwich City Football Club, with her Welsh-born husband, Michael Wynn-Jones with whom she lives near Stowmarket in Suffolk. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here He made his name through publishing with his former company New Crane Publishing Ltd Stowmarket is a small Market town situated in Suffolk, England, on the busy A14 Trunk road between Bury St Edmunds to the Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Both Smith and Wynn-Jones were season ticket holders at Norwich and were invited to invest in the club, which had fallen on hard times.

The editor of an Ipswich Town fanzine, Those Were the Days, alleges that Delia supported that team - local rivals to Norwich City - during the build-up to their 1978 FA Cup Final win. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure Delia explained, however, that she merely wore a blue and white scarf on the day of the Final for her appearance on BBC Television's Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, at the request of the show's producers. [1]

On 28 February 2005, apparently under the influence of alcohol, Delia attracted attention during the half-time break of a home match against Manchester City. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club At the time Norwich were fighting an ultimately unsuccessful battle against relegation from the Premier League, and in order to rally the troops, Delia grabbed the microphone from the club announcer and said: "A message for the best football supporters in the world: we need a 12th man here. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you! Come on!"

Business

From 1993-1998 Delia worked as a behind-the-scenes consultant for Sainsbury's. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) J Sainsbury plc ( is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd commonly known as Sainsbury's (also Sainsbury and JS) the third largest In May 1993 she and her husband launched New Crane Publishing, which produces the Sainsbury's Magazine and produced Delia’s most recent books for BBC Worldwide. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Delia was Consultant Director and contributed her own recipes. Although Delia and Michael sold New Crane Publishing in 2005, Delia continues to be a Consultant for Seven Publishing who now publish the magazine. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In March 2001 Delia launched her website, Delia Online. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. She uses the site to communicate directly with her fans, and offers a growing archive of her recipes. There is also a lively forum where contributors share recipes, offer advice about cookery skills and where to buy products. The website also contains information about Delia's latest Venture - the phenomonally successful "How to Cheat at Cooking", such as where to buy "cheat" products, and a selection of some of the recipes from the book.

Education

Despite having no formal education, in 1996, Delia was awarded an Honorary degree by Nottingham University, a Fellowship from St Mary’s College (a college of the University of Surrey) and a Fellowship from the Royal Television Society. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The University of Nottingham is a Public, Co-educational institution of Higher learning in the city of Nottingham, England. The University of Surrey is a University located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of In 1999 she received an Honorary degree from the University of East Anglia and in 2000, a Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool John Moores University is a modern university in Liverpool, England.

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Publications

Cookery books

Religious works

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Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher
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