Tom Jaine
Encyclopedia
Tom Jaine is the proprietor of Prospect Books.
He was educated at Kingswood School
(1955–1959) and at Balliol College, Oxford
where he studied Modern history
(1961–1964).
He worked as an archivist from 1964 to 1973 and a restaurateur from 1974 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, he organised the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery
, and in 1993 he became the proprietor of Prospect Books: a prize winning publishing company specialising in food and food history. From 1989 to 1994 he was also editor of the annual Good Food Guide
.
He is the author of four books and has written for The Times
, The Guardian
, The Sunday Times
, The Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Standard and many other newspapers and magazines. He has presented The Food Programme
and appeared on it many times, has done interviews for the BBC
, BBC TV, and ITV
, and a series of programmes about food and cookery in the Balkans for BBC Radio 4
.
He was Glenfiddich Restaurant Writer of the year in 1994, Glenfiddich Food Broadcaster of the year in 2000, and that same year he was also the winner of the top award: Glenfiddich Trophy for the best Wine and Food Writer of the year.
He was educated at Kingswood School
Kingswood School
Kingswood School, referred to as 'Kingswood', is an independent day and boarding school located in Bath, Somerset, England. The school is coeducational and educates some 950 children aged 3 to 18. It is notable for being founded by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1748...
(1955–1959) and at Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
where he studied Modern history
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
(1961–1964).
He worked as an archivist from 1964 to 1973 and a restaurateur from 1974 to 1984. From 1984 to 1988, he organised the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery
Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery
The Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery meets annually, currently at St Catherine's College, Oxford, to discuss issues of concern to those, academics and non-academics alike, whose principal professional concern or interest is food history, taken in its broadest sense.The Oxford Symposium is the...
, and in 1993 he became the proprietor of Prospect Books: a prize winning publishing company specialising in food and food history. From 1989 to 1994 he was also editor of the annual Good Food Guide
Good Food Guide
The Good Food Guide is an annual guidebook to the best restaurants in the UK, published by Which?books.The Good Food Guide was first published in 1951 by Raymond Postgate, an enthusiastic gourmet, who was appalled by the standard of contemporary catering. He recruited an army of volunteers to...
.
He is the author of four books and has written for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, The Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Standard and many other newspapers and magazines. He has presented The Food Programme
The Food Programme
The Food Programme is a BBC Radio 4 programme investigating and celebrating good food, founded by Derek Cooper and currently presented by Sheila Dillon....
and appeared on it many times, has done interviews for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, BBC TV, and ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, and a series of programmes about food and cookery in the Balkans for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
.
He was Glenfiddich Restaurant Writer of the year in 1994, Glenfiddich Food Broadcaster of the year in 2000, and that same year he was also the winner of the top award: Glenfiddich Trophy for the best Wine and Food Writer of the year.
As Author
- Cooking in the Country by Tom Jaine and James Ravilious (Prospect Books 1986) ISBN 978-0701131340
- Cosmic Cuisine by Tom Jaine and Nich Campion (Harper Collins 1988) ISBN 978-0062505590
- Contributed to Traditional Country House Cooking edited by C. Anne WilsonC. Anne WilsonConstance Anne Wilson is a British food historian. She was previously in charge of the special collection of cookery books at the Brotherton Library of the University of Leeds, Leeds, England...
(Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1993) ISBN 978-0297831372 - Building a Wood-fired Oven (Prospect Books 1996) ISBN 978-1903018804
- Making Bread at Home (Weidenfeld & Nicolson Illus. 1998) ISBN 978-0297843917
Annual Guides
- Westcountry Cooking's Guide to Good Food in the West Country, (1999-2000) ISBN 978-1874448273
- The Good Food Guide from 1989 to 1994.
- Oxford Companion to FoodOxford Companion to FoodThe Oxford Companion to Food is an encyclopedia about food. It was edited by Alan Davidson and published by Oxford University Press in 1999. It was also issued in softcover under the name The Penguin Companion to Food...
by Alan DavidsonAlan Davidson (food writer)Alan Eaton Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page, encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food .The son of a Scottish tax inspector, Davidson was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland...
(Oxford University Press 1999) ISBN 0192115790
Journals
- The International Food and Wine Society's journals International Gastronomy and Wine and Food 1986-1989.
- Petits Propos CulinairesPetits Propos CulinairesPetits Propos Culinaires is a journal of the history of food and cookery. Founded by Alan Davidson in 1979, it is now edited by Tom Jaine and is published by Prospect Books. The frequency of publication, three times a year, has not varied; nor has the format...
a journal founded by Alan DavidsonAlan Davidson (food writer)Alan Eaton Davidson was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy. He was the author of the 900-page, encyclopedic The Oxford Companion to Food .The son of a Scottish tax inspector, Davidson was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland...
in 1979 published by Prospect Books and edited by Tom Jaine since the year 2000.