Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 17 September 1953) is an English

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and

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, who has also published a dozen books about food, restaurants, recipes and places. She writes regularly for ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Day-Lewis was born in Hammersmith, London. Day-Lewis is the daughter of Anglo-Irish poet Cecil Day-Lewis, who served as

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in his last years, and his second wife, British actress

Jill Balcon Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 192518 July 2009) was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947). She was the second wife of poet Cecil ...

. She is Jewish on her mother's side, a descendant of 19th-century immigrants from

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and

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from what is now Latvia. Her brothers are actor Sir Daniel, Nicholas and Sean Day-Lewis (who wrote a biography of their father). After attending

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, she read English at

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from 1973 until 1976. She writes for ''

'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''

'' and '' Food Illustrated''. She is currently on the Board of Governors at the

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. In October 2012, Day-Lewis and her brother Daniel donated papers belonging to their father to

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, including early drafts of his work and letters from figures such as actor

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and poets

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, Robert Graves and

Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, ''The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, ''Jill'' (1946) and ''A Girl in Winter'' (1947 ...

. In 2011 she collaborated with Hemmerle and created the book ''Delicious Jewels'' published by Prestel.
''New York Times'', 29 April 2011

Bibliography

* ''The Englishwoman's Kitchen'' (Ed.) (1983) * ''Last Letters Home'' (1995) * ''West of Ireland Summers: A Cookbook'' (1997) * ''The Art of the Tart'' (2000) * ''Simply the Best: The Art of Seasonal Cooking'' (2001) * ''Good Tempered Food: Recipes to Love, Leave and Linger Over'' (2002) * ''Tarts with Tops on: Or How to Make the Perfect Pie'' (2004) * ''Tamasin's Weekend Food: Cooking to Come Home to'' (2004) * ''Tamasin's Kitchen Bible'' (2005) * ''Tamasin's Kitchen Classics'' (2006) * ''Where Shall We Go For Dinner?: A Food Romance'' (2007) * ''Supper for a Song'' (2009)
Book Review
* ''All You Can Eat'' (2007)

References

External links

*
UKTV Profile – Tamasin Day-Lewis
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