Gilli Davies
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Gilli Davies is a Cordon Bleu cook from Wales. Davies has been involved with food, food journalism and broadcasting since about 1975.{{cite web|url=https://www.ylolfa.com/authors/348/gilli-davies/|title=Y Lolfa, Authors: Gilli Davies}}
Background
At the age of 19, Davies ran her own bistro in Oxford. Davies has also run a restaurant in Berlin and an organic food restaurant in Cardiff and now lives in York.{{cite web|url=https://www.graffeg.com/about-graffeg/authors/gilli-davies/|title=Graffeg, Authors: Gilli Davies}}
Writing
Davies has written numerous cookery books based on Welsh cuisine, Cypriot cuisine and organic food.
In October 2015 Graffeg published the Flavours of Wales, a collection of five pocket books, each with over 20 recipes on Welsh cuisine.
Television
Other work
Davies has run children's cookery classes, a training scheme to encourage restaurants to use local ingredients and a variety of other food events. Davies has been an advisor to the Food Standards Agency and is also a member and former chairwoman of the Guild of Food Writers.
Bibliography
Books by Gilli Davies include:
- A Taste of Cyprus, Interworld Publications, 1998. {{ISBN|0948853255}}
- A Taste of Wales, Pavilion Books, 1995. {{ISBN|1-85793-2935}}
- Celtic Cuisine, Graffeg, 2008. {{ISBN|9781905582105}}
- Cook Organic, Metro Books, London, 1998. {{ISBN|190051236X}}
- The down to earth cookbook, British Gas Wales, 1993. {{ISBN|0903545527}}
- Eat Well in Wales, Western Mail & Echo Ltd., 1998. {{ISBN|1900477033}}
- Lamb, Leeks and Laverbread, Grafton, 1989. {{ISBN|0586201394}}
- The Joy of Organic Cookery, Metro Books, London, 2002. {{ISBN|1843580128}}
- The Very Best Flavours of Wales, Gwasg Gomer, 1997. {{ISBN|1859025900}}
- The Welsh Calendar Cookbook, Y Lolfa Cyf., 2014. {{ISBN|0862437490}}
- Flavours of Wales: Vegetarian dishes, Graffeg, 2015. {{ISBN|9781909823129}}
- Flavours of Wales: Fish and seafood, Graffeg, 2015. {{ISBN|9781909823112}}
- Flavours of Wales: Puddings and baking, Graffeg, 2015. {{ISBN|9781909823143}}
- Flavours of Wales: Starters and light dishes, Graffeg, 2015. {{ISBN|9781909823167}}
- Flavours of Wales: Meat, poultry and game, Graffeg, 2015. {{ISBN|9781909823136}}
Video links
- [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nA8qQ-xkJvY The Flavours of Wales Series by Gilli Davies]
- [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9on317g51X4 Top Recipe Tips by Gilli Davies]