Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
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Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne is a writer specialising in Cookery and food allergies
.
at the University of London
. After graduation, she trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London and worked as a section chef at Conran's
Bibendum restaurant.
In 1998, she returned to teach at Leiths, where she was commissioned to write the Leiths Techniques Bible.
She now lives in Edinburgh
with her husband and three children, two of which suffer from dairy, egg and wheat allergies
.
After publishing her book on cooking for food allergies in 2007, Lucinda worked on developing the recipe for a perfect, fresh gluten-free loaf. In April 2009, Lucinda launched Genius Fresh White and Brown Gluten and Wheat Free bread into the retail market the UK and founded the company Genius Foods Ltd based in Edinburgh.
Genius bread has won three awards since its launch – Award for the Most Innovative Product from Coeliac UK; Award for Innovation at the Foods Matter Free-From Food Awards; and Award for Innovation at the Bakery Industry Awards.
The book has won two major awards since publication:
Food allergy
A food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food protein. They are distinct from other adverse responses to food, such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions....
.
Biography
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne studied PhysiologyPhysiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. After graduation, she trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London and worked as a section chef at Conran's
Terence Conran
Sir Terence Orby Conran, FCSD, is an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.-Early life and education:Terence Conran was born in Kingston upon Thames, the son of Christina Mabel and South African-born Gerard Rupert Conran, a businessman who owned a rubber importation company in East...
Bibendum restaurant.
In 1998, she returned to teach at Leiths, where she was commissioned to write the Leiths Techniques Bible.
She now lives in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
with her husband and three children, two of which suffer from dairy, egg and wheat allergies
Food allergy
A food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food protein. They are distinct from other adverse responses to food, such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions....
.
After publishing her book on cooking for food allergies in 2007, Lucinda worked on developing the recipe for a perfect, fresh gluten-free loaf. In April 2009, Lucinda launched Genius Fresh White and Brown Gluten and Wheat Free bread into the retail market the UK and founded the company Genius Foods Ltd based in Edinburgh.
Genius bread has won three awards since its launch – Award for the Most Innovative Product from Coeliac UK; Award for Innovation at the Foods Matter Free-From Food Awards; and Award for Innovation at the Bakery Industry Awards.
Leiths Techniques Bible
Co-authored with Sue SpaullSusan Spaull
Susan Spaull is a cookery writer, teacher and chef. She trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London and went on to become one of their senior teachers. She has written several cookery books for Leiths including Leiths Techniques Bible which won a Gourmond Book Award for the "Best Book in...
- Published 2003 by BloomsburyBloomsbury-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
. ISBN 0-7475-6046-3
The book has won two major awards since publication:
- "Best Book in the World for Food Professionals", Gourmand Book Awards, 2003
- Top 10 "The Most Useful Cookery Books Ever", Waitrose Food Illustrated, 2005.
How To Cook For Food Allergies
- MacmillanMacmillan PublishersMacmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
. ISBN 1-9057-4404-8 - Published: 19 October 2007
- US Edition due to be published: 10 January 2008 under the title Food Allergy Cookbook by Readers DigestThe Reader's Digest AssociationThe Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest...
. ISBN 0-7621-0896-7