Catherine Brown is one of the most well-known cookery writers of her generation. A former professional chef, she wrote an investigative food column for The Herald for many years which was credited with three Glenfiddich food-writing awards. She also presented Grampian TV's Scotland's Larder, and in 2001 was the Guild of Food Writers' Food Journalist of the Year. She has written numerous books, including Scottish Seafood (2011), and edited and introduced F. Marian McNeill's The Scots Kitchen.