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The Cook Who Changed Our Lives

Nigella Lawson leads a tribute to food writer Anna Del Conte who, moving to England in 1949, helped transform Britain's understanding and appreciation of Italian cooking.
2016 | 59m | English

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Anna Del Conte is The Cook Who Changed Our Lives and the instrumental force in leading Britain beyond the land of spaghetti bolognese and tinned ravioli. Featuring and narrated by Nigella Lawson, Anna’s most ardent advocate, and starring a cast of familiar faces including: Giorgio Locatelli, Antonio Carluccio, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Prue Leith and Tom Parker Bowles, this film reveals how a Milanese cook, now 91, changed Britain’s attitude to Italian food at a time when we could only buy olive oil in Soho or the chemist. Infused with cherished recipes, revealing archive and personal testimony, The Cook Who Changed Our Lives time travels through Britain’s social history to reveal how we experienced and enjoyed our first taste of Italian food.
Release Date: Dec 22, 2016
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Genres: Documentary
Keywords tribute, food & drink, factual
Production Companies KEO Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
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Updates Updated: Feb 03, 2025
Entered: May 14, 2024
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Name Character
Nigella Lawson Herself
Anna Del Conte Herself
Giorgio Locatelli Himself
Antonio Carluccio Himself
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Himself
Prue Leith Herself
Tom Parker Bowles Himself
Angela Hartnett Herself
Loyd Grossman Himself
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