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Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion
To respond to TheSandDoctor's query regarding notability, have added a second national newspaper obituary, a quote from Nigel Slater, and a reference to a Radio 4 Programme in which she participated as an invited expert.
Suntzusuntzu (talk) 15:51, 18 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
Female food writers have been said to be underrepresented on Wikipedia, and I am concerned that the bar is being set so high for notability if a prolific and highly regarded author such as Mary Norwak is felt unworthy of mention.
Would welcome some guidance here. Wikipedia's notability guidelines refer to someone as being notable if:
"The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors."
Are obituaries in two national newspapers not prima facie evidence that the subject is considered an important figure?
Nigel Slater is one of the most prominent food writers in the UK.
Here's another quote / citation to the body of work, in this case by prominent baker and best-selling cookbook author Dan Lepard, who notes:
"Mary Norwak, a great talent and vastly under-rated." [1]
Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
"Her expertise on the subject of British puddings was sufficiently well-established for her to be invited to discuss the topic on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme. [1]
According to bestselling British cookbook author Nigel Slater[2] "Pudding fanciers need to arm themselves with a collection of recipes... Best of the lot is Mary Norwak's glorious little book English Puddings."
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