Ghillie Başan (born 30 August 1962) is a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
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-based food and travel writer, cook and workshop host. Her books have been nominated for the
Glenfiddich,
Guild of Food Writers
The Guild of Food Writers is the professional association of food writers and broadcasters in the United Kingdom. It has around 550 authors, broadcasters, columnists and journalists amongst its members.
History
On 12 April 1984, a number of lea ...
’ and
Le Cordon Bleu awards.
Biography
Brought up in
Kenya
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, where her parents were doctors, Basan was sent to boarding school in Scotland, from where she entered the
University of Edinburgh
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to study languages. Once at the university, she changed her course from languages to
social anthropology
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.
Basan met her husband in
Turkey
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, and they moved to live in the United States for two years before returning to Scotland. Their first book, ''Classic Turkish Cookery'', was nominated for two awards and gained them a weekly slot on the''
Sunday Herald'' and a contract for their second book, ''The Middle Eastern Kitchen.''
The couple are no longer together, and she is raising her two children, Yazzie and Zeki alone.
Career
Basan has written over 40 books and her articles have appeared in the ''Sunday Herald'', ''
Scotland on Sunday
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Good Food'' magazine, ''TasteTurkey'' and ''Today’s Diet and Nutrition''. From her home, she runs cookery workshops and travels widely to research and write her books.
Books
* ''Classic Turkish Cookery'',
* ''The Middle Eastern Kitchen'',
* ''Modern Moroccan'',
* ''Vietnamese: Fragrant & Exotic'',
* ''The Food and Cooking of Vietnam and Cambodia'',
* ''The Food and Cooking of Malaysia and Singapore'',
* ''The Food and Cooking of Indonesia and the Philippines'',
* ''Turkish Cooking'',
* ''The Food and Cooking of Turkey'',
* ''Lebanese Food and Cooking'',
* ''Mezze: Small Plates to Share'',
* ''Tagine'',
* ''Flavours of Morocco'',
* ''Tagines & Couscous'',
* ''Kebabs & other light grills'',
* ''Food Lovers' Moroccan'',
* ''The Complete Book of Turkish Food'',
* ''The Food & Cooking of Cambodia'',
* ''Classic Recipes, Tastes & Traditions of Malaysia and Singapore'',
* ''The Cooking of Indonesia and the Philippines'',
* ''The Moon's Our Nearest Neighbour'',
References
External links
www.ghilliebasan.com Ghillie Basan official website
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1962 births
Living people
Alumni of Le Cordon Bleu