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12/25/2002 Archived Entry: "Nigella does bite"

SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE NIGELLA LAWSON: Frequent readers will note that I made a barely restrained reference to my being hot on recipe writer Nigella Lawson and a fan of her books, we reviewed Nigella Bites a couple of weeks back, and television shows. Many people do not, however, like her. It's easy to see why really. Although she's presented as the girl next door just pottering around the kitchen, Lawson is far from it (unless sexy women with little training in their chosen fields and dating men worth $300 million is the definition of average). Sara Dickerman is one of those people.

In a Slate piece published earlier this week that I missed, Dickerman has few kind things to say about the Brit food critic.

"Too often, Lawson's English charm masks lazy, banal thinking and her effervescent Times columns boil down to food clichés: Tuscan food is amazing in its simplicity; British food gets a bad rap but boasts some comforting classics; and Thanksgiving means great leftover dishes."

I have to admit that a few things about Nigella Bites did irk me that I perhaps should have expanded on, simple cooking does not include ingredients I have never heard of for example, but I think Dickerman is being a little harsh on Lawson.

First long post I make this week and it's about a British food critic...

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I love Nigella! The fact that she can cook is an added benefit.

Posted by cb @ 12/27/2002 08:48 AM EST