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The Quintessentially English Lotte

I am so lucky to have these very kind words from Lotte Duncan, one of the nicest cookery presenters and all-round good sort.

“Food is integral to everyone, every day; cooking is a life skill and enthusiasm is a must. Chris manages to combine all of this on one site, and it's marvellous to see. Please keep up the great work!”

I will, Lotte! And thank you so much for your generosity and support. Hope you’ll be a regular visitor.

Lotte Duncan's love of cooking started at an early age, when she went through to the finals of Junior Cook of the Year. At 18 years old she left her Cordon Bleu school with distinctions, worked in Switzerland and went on to open a diner in Los Angeles. Her career is very broad-based!

Lotte has been a regular on British TV for almost ten years and is a skilled and highly experienced presenter. She rises to any challenge with charm and humour.

She is probably our leading authority on English cooking, and takes great pride in presenting and promoting our culinary heritage. Starting out on television with three of her own series, Simply Puddings, Feast Days and Holidays and Quick Cooks on Carlton, developing and writing all her own recipes.

Her guest appearances include Channel 4’s The Richard and Judy Show, Ready Steady Cook, Battle of the Chefs, Channel 5’s Open House with Gloria Hunniford and The Terry and Gabby Show and lots of others. Most recently Lotte has been seen on Channel Five's series 'Cooking the Books'.

In October 2006, Lotte fulfilled a dream by opening her own English Country Cookery School. She offers one-to-one cooking days, cookery and gardening days, traditional cheese making, food and wine matching and other courses from her delightfully “chocolate box” country cottage in Buckinghamshire.

Lotte is also one of the small group of authorised AGA Demonstrators. If you have just moved in with an AGA or the AGA has just moved in with you then Lotte’s your girl. She’ll calm you down, cheer you up and help you out with loads of advice.

Have a look at Lotte’s lovely web site at http://www.lotteduncan.com/ It’s not often that one could describe a web site as gorgeous but this one is. Her father is the renowned cartoonist and playwright Robert Duncan and I wonder if he had a hand in it?

Lotte’s concern for wider issues is reflected in her support for The Hope Foundation, an Irish charity set up to help the street children of Kolkuta. Lotte is now one of the directors and is currently helping with its launch in Britain.

Lotte Duncan still has time to run her lovely home in Buckinghamshire (often in her wellies), with a much-loved daughter, Daisy, and some now famous cats!