Aged six, I sailed from South Africa to England by steam ship with my family. It was a three-week journey. I remember crying on my birthday when I didn’t get the enormous teddy bear that was for sale in the ship’s shop but, aside from that, I had a wonderful time. Prue Leith Read Quote
People don’t always behave the same way on different programmes. If you go to church you don’t behave the same way you do at a party in the middle of the night. Prue Leith Read Quote
With contemporary writers, I often buy books and then realise I’ve bought them before. Prue Leith Read Quote
My husband John’s and my breaks are often very culture heavy. He cannot pass a museum without venturing inside, so we tend to see a lot of architecture and so-called places of interest. Prue Leith Read Quote
Hua Hin is Thailand’s royal beach resort and home to the king’s summer palace. The local food is fantastic, the weather is beautiful, everything’s cheap and the Thai people are so friendly and warm. Prue Leith Read Quote
I grew up in a very white, privileged, old-fashioned society in South Africa and went to a boarding school run by nuns. Prue Leith Read Quote
Children aren’t being taught to cook or encouraged to try things or told why food is important. Prue Leith Read Quote
