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.

2016 en 59 minutes

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Plot

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.

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Cast

Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

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Anna Del Conte

Anna Del Conte

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Giorgio Locatelli

Giorgio Locatelli

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Antonio Carluccio

Antonio Carluccio

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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Prue Leith

Prue Leith

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Tom Parker Bowles

Tom Parker Bowles

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Angela Hartnett

Angela Hartnett

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Loyd Grossman

Loyd Grossman

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