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Annie Gray

Annie Gray is a British food historian specialising in the era from the 1650s to 1950s.

Annie Gray
OccupationFood historian
Known forThe Kitchen Cabinet

Education and academia

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Gray studied modern history at the University of Oxford, followed by an MA in historical archaeology at the University of York and a PhD from the University of Liverpool.[1] Gray is an honorary fellow at the University of York and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Career

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Gray is known for regular appearances on The Kitchen Cabinet as the resident food historian. She has worked on the show since 2012 and wrote the official publication accompanying the series in 2021, which includes a foreword from the show's host, Jay Rayner.[2]

Gray worked as an expert on BBC television series The Sweet Makers alongside Emma Dabiri,[3][4][5] and on Victorian Bakers. She presented A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley.[6]

Gray appeared on The Great British Bake Off as a food historian during series 1–5.[7]

In 2016, Gray was granted "privileged access" to cook at Osborne House with James Martin, where the kitchens had not been used since the late 1800s.[8]

Gray was a consultant for The Victorian Way series about Victorian cook Avis Crocombe and co-authored the tie-in cookbook. She has also experimented with recipes from the 300-year-old The Unknown Ladies Cookbook.[9]

Gray has often been featured in coverage of public celebrations talking about the foods that were historically eaten at related events such as royal banquets,[10] VE Day,[11] or royal jubilees.[12] She has also featured in the media talking about her work reconstructing Christmas dinners from previous eras.[7][13]

Publications

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  • The Greedy Queen: Eating With Victoria[14]
  • The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook[15][16]
  • From the Alps to the Dales: 100 Years of Bettys[17]
  • Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook[18]
  • At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages[19]
  • Food for Thought: Selected Writings on Food
  • How to Cook The Victorian Way with Mrs Crocombe
  • The Kitchen Cabinet: A Year of Recipes, Flavours, Facts & Stories for Food Lovers[20]
  • The Official Call The Midwife Cookbook.
  • The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: a history of the high street[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Annie Gray". The Gannet. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ "Food historian Annie Gray on British cuisine". Institute for Optimum Nutrition. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ^ "BBC Two - The Sweet Makers, Series 1, A Victorian Treat". BBC. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ Ramaswamy, Chitra (2017-07-20). "The Sweet Makers: A Tudor Treat review – not just a sugary concoction". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  5. ^ "From curry-flavoured ice cream to candied roses: the bizarre history of British sweets". Radio Times. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ^ "A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley". Entertainment.ie. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ^ a b Waring, Olivia (2015-12-22). "These Christmas feast foods from history make our turkey dinners look so lame". Metro. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ^ Toogood, Darren (5 January 2016). "Cooking Up a Bit of History at Osborne House". The Island Echo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ Guttman, Amy (12 August 2013). "The Salt: Three Ways Cooking Has Changed Over The Last 300 Years". NPR. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ Wright, Katie (2023-04-30). "How royal food and feasting have changed over the years". Great British Life. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  11. ^ Gray, Annie (2021-05-07). "Sandwiches, eggless sponge cake and saved-up beer… how VE Day was celebrated at the table". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  12. ^ "Platinum Jubilee Pudding". Living Knowledge Network. British Library. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  13. ^ Andrews, Mark (7 December 2017). "Annie cooks up a Victorian Christmas". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ Lethbridge, Lucy (2017-05-28). "The Greedy Queen: Eating With Victoria review – nothing dainty about these dishes". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  15. ^ Yadegaran, Jessica (1 September 2019). "Official Downton Abbey Cookbook: Eat and drink like a Crawley". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  16. ^ Krader, Kate (19 September 2019). "The Downton Abbey Guide to Tailgating". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  17. ^ "Meet the Author: Annie Gray". Bettys. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  18. ^ "Victory in the Kitchen: The life and times of Churchill's cook". The Herald. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  19. ^ Goring, Rosemary (4 December 2021). "At Christmas We Feast by Annie Gray, reviewed by Rosemary Goring". The Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  20. ^ Wilson, Tony Turnbull (14 December 2023). "18 best food books 2021". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  21. ^ Reid, Melanie (2024-09-27). "The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker by Annie Gray review — a lively history". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
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