Regula Ysewijn is a Belgian author, culinary historian and photographer with a particular interest in the evolution of our food and drink culture. Her books Pride and Pudding, Belgian Cafe Culture and Oats in the North, Wheat from the South were lauded by BBC Radio Four's acclaimed The Food Programme. The latter was also named one of the best books of 2020 by The New Yorker Magazine and The Washington Post and 'Highly commended' at the Guild of Food Writers Awards. Both Pride and Pudding and Oats in the North, Wheat from the South were also nominated for the Andre Simon Awards and Pride and Pudding for the Fortnum & Mason Awards.
Regula is also a judge for the BBC's Platinum Pudding Competition and in Belgium she has been one of the two judges on the Flemish edition of the Great British Bake Off. She has also written a book for the National Trust and Downton Abbey.
