I have long been convinced that Nigella’s iconic status has…

I have long been convinced that Nigella’s iconic status has less to do with her abilities than a desire on the part of her admirers to invest in what she represents.

Quotes about Lawson

Charlotte Raven in “A half-baked fantasy” in The Guardian (3 October 2000 )

Other Nigella Lawson Quotes

My sister lives in New York and she was struck by how class-ridden the reviews were. Everyone had to mention that I’m posh. British people are obsessed by that. I said to John, ‘I’m not posh.’ Is my voice posh?” - View Quote Details on My sister lives in New York and she was struck…
Cooking aside, I am what you’d call a domestic slut. Cooking is really the only domestic activity I enjoy. I would do anything not to do the normal bits of household work - it’s not one of my strong points. - View Quote Details on Cooking aside, I am what you’d call a domestic slut…
It’s true that I wouldn’t have written the first book had my sister and mother been alive. It was my way of continuing our conversation. It’s also this Jewish thing of naming and remembering people, and I think there is a sense of keeping that side of life going. - View Quote Details on It’s true that I wouldn’t have written the first book…
But I do think that women who spend all their lives on a diet probably have a miserable sex life: if your body is the enemy, how can you relax and take pleasure? Everything is about control, rather than relaxing, about holding everything in. - View Quote Details on But I do think that women who spend all their…
The thing I liked about writing about food when I started it was that I felt I was writing about food in a different way. Not like a food writer. - View Quote Details on The thing I liked about writing about food when I…
It wasn’t really a chat show, it was a magazine show. I looked at it as a summer job. As long as no one makes me interview a celeb again, I’ll be happy. It wasn’t what I signed up for but, of course, nowadays everyone likes celebs. I’m pretty bored of them, though. I wasn’t interested and couldn’t be bothered to pretend I was. - View Quote Details on It wasn’t really a chat show, it was a magazine…
If you looked up ‘multi-tasking’ in the dictionary, the words ‘Nigella Lawson’ would probably appear alongside. - View Quote Details on If you looked up ‘multi-tasking’ in the dictionary, the words…
I think sometimes that people assume because I’m on television I’m an expert, but I think the whole point of what I do is that I’m not and I don’t have any training. My approach isn’t about a fancy ingredient or style. I cook what I love to eat. - View Quote Details on I think sometimes that people assume because I’m on television…
She’s happy about what she looks like. She loves her food. Because she’s relaxed her true beauty comes out. - View Quote Details on She’s happy about what she looks like. She loves her…
She has flawless skin, perfect white teeth, a voluptuous body, ample height and lots of lush, brown hair. And then there are those cookbooks, which have become international best sellers. She has become enough of an icon stateside to be profiled last year in People and Vanity Fair. - View Quote Details on She has flawless skin, perfect white teeth, a voluptuous body,…