Tom Norrington-Davies is a cook and writer. After a degree in Drama at the University of Wales, and a bizarre interlude dubbing Kung Fu movies in Hong Kong, he moved to London where ham acting and dubious sound effects were not in great demand. He originally began cooking to make ends meet but got lucky when he met Mike Belben and David Eyre, the team behind the pioneering Eagle pub. Tom joined them there in 1996 and took over as head chef, a post he held until 2005, when he started writing as food columnist for the Weekend section of the Daily Telegraph. During this period he also made the series Great British Food for the Discovery Channel. He still writes a monthly feature on unusual cooking ingredients for Delicious Magazine, and contributes regularly to The Guardian and the Spectator. Tom is now back behind the stoves at Great Queen Street, a restaurant in Covent Garden, which is a joint venture between the Eagle and the Anchor and Hope. It opened in April to rave reviews. He is the author of two cookbooks, just like mother used to make (Cassell 2003) and Cupboard Love (Hodder and Stoughton, 2005). Tom has just won a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand for his work at Great Queen Street in Covent Garden, an award which recognises excellence in moderately-priced high-quality food. Of his writing Nigella Lawson has said: "Tom Norrington-Davies writes about food you actually want to eat – and cook. Nothing is prinked or preened. He is a friendly, cosy presence in the kitchen". You can contact Tom through his agent Lizzy Kremer at David Higham Associates on 020 7434 5900.

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