Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is an award-winning British writer, broadcaster, and food campaigner with an uncompromising commitment to seasonal, ethically produced food. He has been presenting programs for Channel Four in the UK for over fifteen years, and this is the seventh River Cottage book he has written. His previous work includes The River Cottage Cookbook, for which he won the Glenfiddich Trophy and the André Simon Award; The River Cottage Meat Book, which won the André Simon Award and the 2008 James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award; The River Cottage Fish Book, which also won the André Simon Award; The River Cottage Family Cookbook, which was the Guild of Food Writers Cookery Book of the Year; and River Cottage Every Day. He also writes a weekly recipe column for the Guardian. Hugh and his family live in Devon, not far from River Cottage HQ, where Hugh and his team teach and host events that celebrate their enthusiasm for local, seasonal produce.