About the Author

Alex Barker qualified as a home economist before working in the Nestle test kitchens and the marketing department of Buitoni Foods. She then moved into magazines, including Woman's Own, where she became cookery editor. Later, at Prima Magazine, she worked in a similar role, before launching and editing Let's Cook. Her wide-ranging experience on food publications makes her a leading authority on food and she now works freelance as a food writer, also running a picture library, Food Features.