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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
59 min
No Trailer
Documentary

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.

Production

KEO Films

Cast & Characters

Nigella Lawson as Self

Nigella Lawson

Self

Anna Del Conte

Self

Giorgio Locatelli as Self

Giorgio Locatelli

Self

Antonio Carluccio

Self

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as Self

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Self

Prue Leith as Self

Prue Leith

Self

Tom Parker Bowles

Self

Angela Hartnett as Self

Angela Hartnett

Self

Loyd Grossman as Self

Loyd Grossman

Self

Screenshots & Stills

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