Fran Warde

Fran Warde has worked all over the globe. Raised in the rural West Country as an enthusiastic cook, she studied hotel and catering management and, after working at The Café Royale in London, headed first to the French mountains and then to Australia. Fran returned to England and set up a restaurant in London, later moving into catering. She has also set up her own successful cookery school and became associated with French country cooking when she co-authored the internationally best-selling The French Kitchen with Joanna Harris, author of the bestselling novel, Chocolat. The French Market soon followed, to similar success. Her other books include Food for Friends; Eat, Drink, Live; and Party! She has written for numerous publications, including The Saturday Times Magazine, BBC Good Food and Waitrose Food Illustrated and Red magazine.