The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table

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I think of books as like a life raft. They save us from mundanity, they draw us to a poetic, multi-faceted world. We all need that. We all need to listen to our empathy and step towards kindness and I think books help you to remember that you’re an empathic, human animal and that we need to come together. I think there’s no better time to be reminded of that, than this.

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took part in Eight Go Rallying: The Road To Saigon with her daughter Miquita Oliver. They drove a 1959 Morris Minor. [7] verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table, photography by Robert Billington ( DK, 27 April 2023), ISBN 9780241560211 She then joked: “Can you imagine being in a car with one of your parents for ten hours a day over three weeks? We only had one argument!”Replaced Prue Leith as permanent judge on the Great British Menu with Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, but then stepped away from the judge role and replaced Susan Calman as presenter [8] [9] In April 2007, she started presenting a six-part cookery show Neneh and Andi Dish it Up with her friend Neneh Cherry for BBC2. [5] Projects [ edit ] Andi: “I just think it’s a really human, interactive book show. I've always read voraciously since I was a kid and for me, there’s no snobbery around books. Often times, when people are talking about books, they take on a kind of rarefied tone and it becomes a bit impenetrable. I don't really know why that happens, but it does. I think people make things a bit dense when they don’t need to be. Wright, Katie (9 May 2023). "Andi Oliver on turning 60 and channeling her anger into power". The Independent.

The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table

Then, my mum. She used to take me to the library every week when I was a kid. She was the one who instilled a love of books in me. She loved to write. I think that’s quite a good book club.” I also think it’s a good time to remind people of the simple things that can bring a little light into your life. A book is such a seemingly small thing but it’s a door into infinite universes. At a time when it’s hard for us to connect with people in the physical, real world, because there are so many restrictions – books connect us to each other in an age-old way that I will never be tired of. I think it’s a brilliant time to be doing something like a book show.” The chef then revealed that she currently has a new sofa and because she has to be cosy, she said there are “duvets, blankets and pillows everywhere”. Regular panelist on The Kitchen Cabinet on BBC Radio 4 alongside Jay Rayner, Henry Dimbleby and Angela Hartnett Andi reflected and said: “We’re having conversations with BBC and another one with Channel 4 about projects we’d love to do together.I would have my best friend, Neneh Cherry. She and I have shared books and our love of books and our love of writing together for 40 years now. I can’t believe that, but it’s been 40 years. We were 17 and 18 when we met. Books have always been one of the things we absolutely love. Born in London, Andi Oliver, 58, fronted the band Rip Rig + Panic with Neneh Cherry in the 1980s and went on to work as a presenter. In 2017, she became a judge on the Great British Menu on BBC Two and, in 2020, she was made host. A regular on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet, her latest project is Wadadli Kitchen in east London, which showcases Caribbean home cooking. Her Christmas special, A Taste of Home with Andi Oliver, will be on BBC Two. She lives in London with her partner. Her daughter is the presenter Miquita Oliver. a b "Long Before Great British Menu, Andi Oliver Was In A Band With 80s Icon Neneh Cherry". Twisted Food. 30 March 2021. Philby, Charlotte (17 January 2009). "My Secret Life: Miquita Oliver, television presenter, 24". The Independent.