About Jane Grigson

Grigson (1928–1990) grew up in northeast England and earned a degree in English from Cambridge University. She worked in art galleries and publishing houses and as a translator. In 1968 Grigson began writing cookery articles for the Observer Colour Magazine, later collected in the book Good Things. Her other cookbooks include English Food, Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery, and Mushroom Feast.