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The Cook Who Changed Our Lives

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.
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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-12-22
⌚ Running Time: 59 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Nigella Lawson original image
Herself
Nigella Lawson
Anna Del Conte original image
Herself
Anna Del Conte
Giorgio Locatelli original image
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Giorgio Locatelli
Antonio Carluccio original image
Himself
Antonio Carluccio
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall original image
Himself
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Prue Leith original image
Herself
Prue Leith
Tom Parker Bowles original image
Himself
Tom Parker Bowles
Angela Hartnett original image
Herself
Angela Hartnett
Loyd Grossman original image
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Loyd Grossman

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