Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
A talented writer, broadcaster and campaigner, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is widely known for his uncompromising commitment to seasonal, ethically produced food and has earned a huge following through his River Cottage TV series and books. We’re delighted to welcome him to Port Eliot as one of only two festival performances all summer.
Hugh’s early smallholding experiences were shown in Channel 4’s River Cottage series and led to the publication of The River Cottage Cookbook (2001), which won the Glenfiddich Trophy and the André Simon Food Book of the Year awards. The success of the show and books allowed Hugh to establish River Cottage HQ near Bridport in 2004. In the same year, Hugh published The River Cottage Meat Book to wide acclaim and won a second André Simon Food Book of the Year Award. He continues to write as a journalist, including a weekly column in The Guardian, and is Patron of the National Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association (FARMA). In 2006, River Cottage HQ moved to a farm near the Dorset/Devon border, where visitors can take a variety of courses.
During River Cottage Spring (2008) Hugh helped a group of Bristol families start a smallholding on derelict council land. The experience was so inspiring he decided to see if it would work nationwide, and Landshare was created to bring keen growers and landowners together. The movement now includes more than 45,000 people.
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“Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is quite my favourite of all the prominent food-writers and presenters. Never quite as shaggy, messy and disgusting as he first appears, his great knowledge, passion, insight, intelligence and skill are hidden under the silliest hair in Europe.”
Stephen Fry
Links:
- Read Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s column in The Guardian
- Janet Street-Porter interviews Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in Marie Claire
- Interview with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in The Times
Video:
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall talks about the Eat Seasonably Campaign:
