Food Writer - Author - Critic - Culinary Creator
With nearly 30 years in print and digital journalism, Sudi Pigott is one of the UK's most respected voices in food and travel writing.
Her work spans restaurant criticism, culinary storytelling, recipes, and travel writing for prestigious publications including The Telegraph, the i paper, Condé Nast Traveller, Departures, Harper's Bazaar, Club Oenologique, Brummell, Aston Martin Magazine, and Fine Dining Lovers.
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Sudi's career began in publishing and food and drink PR as well as arts sponsorship for the British Film Institute before her love of writing and food led her into journalism.
Sudi has always worked as a freelancer and written for the world's leading publications, exploring culinary culture around the globe.
A proud member of The British Guild of Travel Writers, Sudi brings a journalist's rigour and a food lover's passion to every story she tells. Her writing combines deep cultural context with an infectious enthusiasm and immense curiosity.
Global Adventures
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Dining with Heiko Nieder and Josiah Citrin in their first four-hand dinner at The Dolder Grand, Zurich.
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Being a guest at Bollinger's launch of their Grand Annee Cuvee at The Ritz Restaurant, London, the first entire takeover apart from for the Royal Family.
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Discovering Elena Arzak's favourite pintxos in San Sebastian.
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Dining at Bruno Verjus' Table in Paris with my then octogenarian Dad.
Sudi is a judge and co-ordinator
Judging at the globally recognised Great Taste Awards with co-ordinator responsibility alongside top chefs, producers, and writers.
This involves blind-tasting products and writing reports to identify the outstanding winners and advise those whose products “need work”.
“I believe food is the thread that connects cultures, histories, and people. My job is to follow that thread wherever it leads.”
— Sudi Pigott