Claire Thomson

Food writer, chef & co-owner of Flinty Red restaurant""

Claire Thomson is a chef, with a busy restaurant in Bristol. However, her biggest challenge is not hungry customers, but hungry children.

Faced with the daily decision of what to cook her three young children, Claire made it her mission to inspire parents stuck in a teatime rut. Every day she makes a ‘proper’ tea, tweeting it at 5pm - from that her blog ‘5 O’Clock Apron’ was born and a popular Guardian column on cooking for children followed.

With her new book, Claire will inspire other parents and invigorate the concept of family cookery. Featuring sections on milk, bread, grains, pulses, rice, vegetables, fruit and fish, she demonstrates that cooking shouldn’t be a chore, one meal for the grown-ups and another for the children.

Claire’s fresh, exciting meals are versatile and flavourful enough to please everyone around the table. Encouraging parents to view food differently, to refresh their culinary imaginations and find real joy in cooking for their children.

The 5 O’Clock Apron is not just a recipe book, but a way of thinking how to shop, cook, eat and celebrate as a family.

http://5oclockapron.com/