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Nicholas Lander

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Nicholas Lander atFinancial Times125th Anniversary Party, London, in June 2013

Nicholas Laurence Landeris a British consultant to and writer on the restaurant industry.

Early life and education

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Lander studied atManchester Grammar School,Jesus College, Cambridge,andManchester Business School.[1]

Career

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Lander established himself as one of Britain's foremost restaurateurs in the 1980s withL'Escargotrestaurant inSoho, London.[2]

Since 1989 he has been the restaurant correspondent for theFinancial Times,where his weekly columns, under the byline of 'The Restaurant Insider', have tried to look at themes and trends in the restaurant industry.[3]

Lander has written a small number of books, includingThe Art of the Restaurateur(ISBN978-0-7148-6469-3,2012), an Economist Book of the Year, andDinner for a Fiver(ISBN0091783097,1994).

He is also a food service consultant to a selection of British arts organisations and companies.

He is a fanatical supporter ofManchester Unitedand lists it under the 'clubs' section of his entry inWho's Who.He is married toJancis Robinson.[1]

He has been a food critic onBBC'sMasterChef.[4]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Lander, Nicholas; Robinson, Jancis (1994).Dinner for a fiver: over 150 best-value recipes from Britain's top restaurants.London: Vermilion.
  • Lander, Nicholas (2007).Crisis Cook Book: The Crisis Cook Book comprises 84 recipes from 28 top chefs.[5]
  • Lander, Nicholas (2012).The art of the restaurateur.London: Phaidon Press.
  • Lander, Nicholas (2016). On the Menu: The World’s Favourite Piece of Paper.[6]

Critical studies and reviews

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  • Bilson, Gay (April 2013). "Dictators of the variable: the raked theatre of the restaurant".Australian Book Review.350:38, 40.Review ofThe art of the restaurateur.

References

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  1. ^abLANDER, Nicholas Laurence,Who's Who 2014,A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
  2. ^Taste of Londonat British Airways.com
  3. ^Columnists: Nicholas Landerat ft.com
  4. ^BBC Two - MasterChef: The Professionals, Series 1, Episode 10
  5. ^Lander, Nicholas (2007).Crisis Cookbook.
  6. ^"On the Menu: The World's Favourite Piece of Paper - Google Search".www.google.ca.Retrieved25 January2018.