Food Writer, Food History and Ethnographer Claudia Roden

Food writer, food historian and ethnographer Claudia roden is the recipient of the derrick cooper outstanding achievement award 20 21. The last prize of the evening is community food champion focused on what the last two years have shown us about britain. It can be easy to give food, to offer that service, but sometimes when you do it, you can take something away. You can take away a sense of dignity, self esteem, of identity. So i was looking really for finalists who could show how to do that difficult thing of providing food for somebody and letting them their dignity,. Their sense of agency and their ability to look after themselves. I think they've all done it in three