Lois Dorothy Daish MNZM is a New Zealand restaurateur, food writer, cookbook author and contributor to Radio New Zealand and Newstalk ZB. She is also a judge of food and restaurant awards and is a food commentator.[1]
Biography edit
Daish was born in Gisborne, and grew up in the Wellington suburb of Roseneath. While young, her family moved to New York for two years as her father had a job at the United Nations.[2] This early exposure to American food influenced her interest and taste in food in later years.[1]
In the 1960s, Daish cooked at the Downstage Theatre, and later worked at a bohemian cafe, The Settlement.[2]
In the 1970s, Daish wrote articles for a friend's newspaper in the western suburbs of Wellington; most were on town planning issues, but Daish convinced her friend to include a food column and she wrote food articles for the newspaper as well.[2]
In the 1980s, Daish owned several Wellington restaurants: Number 9 on Bowen St for four years, followed by the Mount Cook Café from 1984 to 1989, and then the Brooklyn Café & Grill.[2][3] In 1984 she began writing a food column for the New Zealand Listener magazine. For the first ten years she wrote alternate weeks with Annabel Langbein, and from 1994 she wrote the column every week.[4] She retired from the Listener in 2009.[1][5] In 1987, she was a founding member of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers.[3]
Publications edit
- Good Food: Recipes from the Listener (1989), ISBN 9780908833016[6]
- Dinner at Home (1993), co-written with Geoffrey Notman, Bridget Williams Books, ISBN 9780908912452[6][7]
- Fuss-Free Food for Two (1997), ISBN 9780908808809[6]
- A Good Year (2005), Random House New Zealand, ISBN 9781869416904[4]
Honours and awards edit
In the 1997 New Year Honours, Daish was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the food industry.[8] In 2010, she was elected a life member of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Lois Daish – Food writers, chefs, cooks and foodies in the talented Bite team – Bite". www.bite.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d Romanos, Joseph (3 December 2009). "The Wellingtonian interview: Lois Daish". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » New Zealand food writers honour Lois Daish". wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b CircleSoft. "NZ Listener: A Good Year by Lois Daish | Page & Blackmore Booksellers". Page & Blackmore Booksellers. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Nici Wickes: An afternoon with my hero". New Zealand Women’s Weekly. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Lois Daish Cookbooks, Recipes and Biography | Eat Your Books". www.eatyourbooks.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "0908912455 – Dinner at Home by Lois Daish and Geoffrey Notman – AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.