Bee Wilson
British food writer and journalist
Bee Wilson is a British food writer and journalist who has written about food through history, psychology and politics. She also campaigns for food education.
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British Born in Oxford, United Kingdom
About Bee Wilson
Bee Wilson holds a PhD and is also a historian. The Guild of Food Writers named her food journalist of the year in 2004, 2008 and 2009, thanks to her Sunday Telegraph column The Kitchen Thinker. Her Table Talk column in The Wall Street Journal ran until August 2024. In Consider the Fork she looks at the history of kitchen technology, while First Bite covers children's food habits and the psychology of eating. The Way We Eat Now deals with food politics and received the Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the year award in 2020. Wilson co-founded TastEd, a UK charity that helps children enjoy vegetables and fruit. In 2025 she was made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in recognition of her work in food writing and food education.