Writing a Cookbook

Are you a food blogger, writer or aspiring cookbook author? Do you have a brilliant cookbook idea but no idea how to pitch it to a publisher? Then the third event in our Women in Food series is for you. Join Hari Ghotra as she talks to publishing professionals, including:

Suzy Pelta, Author and baker

Xa Shaw Stewart, Senior Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing

Kirsten Gilmore, Owner and Head Chef of Mountain Cafe

Find out where publishers look for inspiration, what you can do to get your book ideas in front of them, what’s selling, what’s not and the food trends publishers are interested in right now.

Kirsten Gilmore

Owner-chef Kirsten Gilmour draws on her Kiwi roots to turn out contemporary dishes with an antipodean love of fresh and bold flavours and, in her debut cookbook, she shares her secrets and inspirations with you. The Mountain Cafe Cookbook is packed full of Kirsten’s irresistible recipes for the best-loved dishes and drinks at her Highland restaurant, alongside others drawn from her grandparents and influenced by her travels around the world.This is not difficult, fancy restaurant cooking, but gutsy, fresh, hearty food that will taste just as good from your kitchen as from hers.

With vibrant photography by Paul Masson, The Mountain Cafe Cookbook has over 130 recipes including everything from Smoked Fish Chowder, Cider Sage Barbecue Chicken, Sloe Gin & Bramble Salmon Salad and Butternut Chilli & Coconut Fritters to Chocolate & Coconut Brioche, Cardamom Oranges, Badass Brownies and Passionfruit Melting Moments. All delicious and bursting with flavour.

Xa Shaw Stewart

Xa Shaw Stewart is a senior editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. The illustrated non-fiction list that she manages has a particular focus on cookery, with books by renowned chefs such as Raymond Blanc, Tom Kerridge and Fergus Henderson as well as many rising stars of the food world. She lives and eats in London.

Suzy Pelta

Suzy is an entertaining and exuberant baker, who's Chocolate and Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting won the title of 'Britain's Best Cake', and her the title of 'Cake Club Queen' in ITV's Lorraine Cake Club Competition.

In March 2017, Suzy's first book 'Miracle Mug Cakes and Other Cheat's Bakes' was published by Ryland Peters and Small and has received rave reviews and features in many publications including Hello! Magazine, Baking Heaven & BBC Easy Cook Magazine.

Suzy also has created her own range of gourmet baking kits: 'Bake With Suzy' and 'Bake British' in collaboration with Infinity Brands. There are currently 7 kits in the range and they are sold all over the world. The kits have featured in Red Magazine, Olive Magazine, and The Metro and Suzy has also promoted them personally on QVC.

Suzy puts a fun and somewhat indulgent spin on baking and runs a very popular blog - www.suzypeltabakes.com which includes recipes, competitions and reviews and she often collaborates with top brands including Hotpoint.

For the past four years Suzy has been Marie Curie's Official Blooming Great Tea Party Blogger, which has seen her create many recipes for them, including the campaign's signature cakes. She has also partnered with the campaign's sponsors: Nature Valley and Cafe Direct, creating recipes using their products. Suzy appeared in a series of video blogs and also a baking tutorial with Mel Giedroyc and this year is featured in Marie Curie's brand new advertising campaign supported by John Lewis.

For 2017's Comic Relief Red Nose Day Campaign, Suzy partnered with Maltesers to create Maltesers Cookies, which were one of the official recipes of the campaign.

Suzy features in recipe videos for Waitrose TV's 'Love to Bake' series and is regular demonstrator and presenter at many top food festivals. These include BBC Good Food Shows, The Cake & Bake Show,Thame Food Festival & Foodies Festival. Suzy lives in London with her chief tasters - her husband and three children.

@suzypelta

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