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Jane Grigson (13 March 1928 – 12 March 1990) was an English cookery writer. In the latter part of the 20th century she was the author of the food column for
The Observer and wrote numerous books about
European cuisines and traditional
British dishes. In 1966 she was awarded the
John Florio Prize for Italian translation. Her 1967 book Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery was well received and, after a recommendation by the food writer
Elizabeth David, Grigson gained her position at The Observer. Her books English Food (1974), Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book (1978) and Jane Grigson's Fruit Book (1982) won
Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards. She was a political lobbyist, campaigning against
battery farming and for animal welfare, food provenance and
smallholders. Her writing put food into its social and historical context, drawing on poetry, novels and the cookery writers of the
Industrial Revolution era, including
Hannah Glasse,
Elizabeth Raffald,
Maria Rundell and
Eliza Acton. Through her writing she changed the eating habits of the British, making many forgotten dishes popular once again. (
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The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema. It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi. The winner is given a "Swarna Kamal" (Golden Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh (US$3,500). Including ties and repeat winners, the DFF has presented a total of 52 Best Direction awards to 33 different directors. Although Indian cinema produces films in more than twenty languages, the performances of films that have won awards are of nine languages. The first recipient was Satyajit Ray (pictured), who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards for directing the Bengali film Chiriyakhana (1967). Ray is the also most frequent recipient, with six wins. ( Full list...)
Portrait of a Man is an oil-on-poplar painting from about 1475 by the Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina. The work portrays an unknown man, whose garments belonged to the upper middle class of the time. He wears a leather blouse, under which a white shirt is visible, and a red cloth cap. The portrait is in the collection of the National Gallery in London. Painting credit: Antonello da Messina
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Jane Grigson (13 March 1928 – 12 March 1990) was an English cookery writer. In the latter part of the 20th century she was the author of the food column for
The Observer and wrote numerous books about
European cuisines and traditional
British dishes. In 1966 she was awarded the
John Florio Prize for Italian translation. Her 1967 book Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery was well received and, after a recommendation by the food writer
Elizabeth David, Grigson gained her position at The Observer. Her books English Food (1974), Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book (1978) and Jane Grigson's Fruit Book (1982) won
Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards. She was a political lobbyist, campaigning against
battery farming and for animal welfare, food provenance and
smallholders. Her writing put food into its social and historical context, drawing on poetry, novels and the cookery writers of the
Industrial Revolution era, including
Hannah Glasse,
Elizabeth Raffald,
Maria Rundell and
Eliza Acton. Through her writing she changed the eating habits of the British, making many forgotten dishes popular once again. (
Full article...)
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The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema. It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi. The winner is given a "Swarna Kamal" (Golden Lotus) certificate and a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh (US$3,500). Including ties and repeat winners, the DFF has presented a total of 52 Best Direction awards to 33 different directors. Although Indian cinema produces films in more than twenty languages, the performances of films that have won awards are of nine languages. The first recipient was Satyajit Ray (pictured), who was honoured at the 15th National Film Awards for directing the Bengali film Chiriyakhana (1967). Ray is the also most frequent recipient, with six wins. ( Full list...)
Portrait of a Man is an oil-on-poplar painting from about 1475 by the Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina. The work portrays an unknown man, whose garments belonged to the upper middle class of the time. He wears a leather blouse, under which a white shirt is visible, and a red cloth cap. The portrait is in the collection of the National Gallery in London. Painting credit: Antonello da Messina
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