Felicity Cloake is an English food writer. She writes for ''

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'' newspaper and in ''

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'' magazine.

Early life

Felicity Cloake grew up in Hertfordshire; her father was a

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executive and her mother taught French. She has Irish heritage on her maternal side. Cloake attended

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

before studying English at

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. She began her writing career in the '' Oxford Student''.

Writing

Cloake is best known for her weekly ''How to cook the perfect'' column in ''The Guardian'', starting in 2010, where she attempts to create the best possible version of a popular dish.

Online, television and radio

She has also appeared on television as guest host on ''

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'' in 2015. In October 2020, Cloake hosted an online livestream event in conversation with food writer

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for ''

''.

Books

* ''Perfect,'' Fig Tree ''(2011)'' * ''Perfect Host: 162 easy recipes for feeding people and having fun,'' Fig Tree (2013) * ''Perfect Too,'' Fig Tree (2014) * ''The A-Z of Eating: A Flavour Map for the Adventurous Cook,'' Fig Tree (2016) * ''Completely Perfect,''

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, (2018) *''One More Croissant for the Road,'' Harper Collins (2019) *''Red Sauce, Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey'', Harper Collins (2022)

Awards

* New Media of the Year Award,

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, 2011 * Food Journalist of the Year Award, Guild of Food Writers, 2011

References

External links

Official website

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