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Article: Food and Drink: The man who ate everything Ten years ago Jeremy Round, The Independent's food writer, died tragically young. We launch a competition in his memory, and fellow foodies celebrate his work
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 21, 1999
CopyrightCopyright 1999 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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IT WAS the summer of 1986. The incubating `Independent' wanted a
food writer to expand the often stale and pompous formula of recipe
and restaurant write-ups in its rivals. I spotted a little piece in
`Harper's & Queen' by a young man called Jeremy Round, and asked him
to come in for a chat. He was knowledgeable, totally lacking in
pretension and great fun. He wrote like a dream and his real
ambition was to write poetry. He got the job. He was 29. Only
three years later, Jeremy won simultaneously the Glenfiddich
restaurant writer of the year award, and the trophy for overall
winner of the competition `for his special and significant
contribution to the raising the standard and our knowledge ...
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Article: Food & Drink: Delia's off, but Jamie's as fresh as ever Call ...
The Independent - London;
December 30, 2000 ;
700+ words
... ... long-overdue paperback reprint for The Independent Cook, from The Independent's much-missed original food writer, Jeremy Round, arrives in April. Finally, our Weekend Cook writer Annie Bell teams up with minimalist architect John Pawson ...
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