Clarissa Hyman is an award-winning food-travel writer and restaurant reviewer whose work has appeared in the Times, The Telegraph, Country Living, Food and Travel, Waitrose Food Illustrated, Manchester Evening News and Carlton Food Network's Simply Food. She has twice been nominated for the prestigious Travelex writing award and in 2002 was awarded the title Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year. Clarissa began her media career as a producer for Granada Television and maintains a TV presence appearing as a food industry commentator on programmes such as BBC Watchdog. She is the author of Cucina Siciliana also by Conran Octopus. This is her second book.