Tara Stevens

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Tara Stevens
Born (1972-09-10) 10 September 1972 (age 49)
London, England, United Kingdom
OccupationJournalist and author
SubjectCuisine, travel, photography

Tara Stevens (born 10 September 1972) is a British journalist of Welsh extraction, based in Barcelona and specializing in cuisine.

Life

Tara Stevens' work focuses on the journalism of cuisine, and is regarded as especially important in terms of both the subtly and depth of its observation. She has been a regular contributor for the English-speaking Barcelona Metropolitan magazine; [1] [2] co-authored the Insight Guide Barcelona Smart Guide; [3] contributed to Suzanne Wales' guide book, Night+Day Barcelona., [4] and contributed to National Geographic Travel and Cultures Traveler magazine. [5]

Stevens has published widely, and in September 2010 her cookbook Clock Book: Recipes from a Modern Moroccan Kitchen was released. [6] She is thought to be currently[ when? ] working on a book concerned with the dark side of cuisine.

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References

  1. Staff. "Topic: Stevens, Tara (list of contributions)". Metropolitan Barcelona. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Published by Creative Media Group.
  2. Stevens, Tara (8 May 2009). "Eating and Drinking: Bistro mania (a sample contribution)". Metropolitan Barcelona. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Published by Creative Media Group.
  3. Staff (2008). "Insight Guide Barcelona Smart Guide". Insight. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Authors: Sally Davies, Tara Stevens, Katie Addleman.
  4. Stevens, Tara (May 2009). "Night+Day Barcelona". Pulse Guides. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Pulse Guides is an imprint of ASDavis Media Group, Inc.
  5. Stevens, Tara (2008). "Best of Barcelona: Restaurants". National Geographic Travel and Cultures. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine.
  6. Stevens, Tara (2010). Clock Book: Recipes from a Modern Moroccan Kitchen. 33books Ltd. ISBN   978-0-95666-000-8.