John O'Connell is a former Senior Editor at Time Out; he now writes for the Guardian and the Times. His new book is The Book of Spice.
One of O'Connell's top ten kitchens in literature, as shared at the Guardian:Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (1996)
Bridget’s valiant attempt to prove herself a brilliant cook and hostess by serving shepherd’s pie with “Chargrilled Belgian Endive Salad,





