The Cook Who Changed Our Lives

Movie"Nigella Lawson leads a tribute to food writer Anna Del Conte who moving to England in 1949 helped transform Britains understanding and appreciation of Italian cooking"
NR 59 minDocumentary
Anna Del Conte isThe Cook Who Changed Our Lives and the instrumental force in leading Britain beyond the landof spaghettibolognese and tinned ravioli Featuring and narrated by Nigella Lawson Annas most ardent advocate and starringa cast of familiar faces includingGiorgio Locatelli Antonio CarluccioHugh FearnleyWhittingstallPrue Leith and Tom Parker Bowles this film reveals how a Milanese cook now 91 changed Britainsattitude to Italian food at a time when we could only buy olive oil inSoho or the chemist Infused with cherished recipes revealing archive and personal testimonyThe Cook Who Changed Our Livestime travels throughBritainssocial history to reveal how we experienced and enjoyed our first taste of Italian food

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:KEO Films