Elizabeth David - A life of discovery and influence

Articles by Alexander Reid – Guest Writer

The day Elizabeth David hid from Fanny Cradock!

Posted on Saturday 22nd August, 2026

In November 1965, a new shop opened in Pimlico. A retailer of kitchenware bearing the name of Elizabeth David Ltd. Given its famous namesake, the shop immediately attracted attention. As

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Elizabeth David for Vegans and Vegetarians

Posted on Sunday 2nd August, 2026

In June this year, I wrote an article for Elizabeth David Matters (‘The Search for a Summer Pudding’), which detailed the efforts I had undertaken to secure a magnificently unusual

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Elizabeth David and the ‘Two Fat Ladies’

Posted on Monday 27th July, 2026

In April 2013, a few days after it played host to the ceremonial funeral for Margaret Thatcher, St Paul’s Cathedral held an event as part of its ‘Mind of the

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The Search For A Summer Pudding

Posted on Saturday 27th June, 2026

The dish was tomato-based, the writer was almost certainly British, and I would know it when I read it. That was all I could remember! Last year, there was for

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