Giles Coren

Birth Name:

Giles Robin Patrick Coren

Birth Place:

Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Won a British Press Award for food and drink writer of the year in 2005
Graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English
Prior to joining The Times, he worked as a restaurant critic for The Independent on Sunday and Tatler
Quote: "I grew up associating love with success․ And I associate success with being funny and being funny with being clever․ In my family, it was about getting attention ․․․ you had to be funny․ You had to be quick․ You had to talk fast to get it in․"
Best known as a restaurant critic and columnist for The Times
Has appeared in the television specials "Animal Farm," "Tax the Fat" and "The Supersizers Go․․․"
Has written a number of books, including 2005's "Winkler," 2010's "Anger Management for Beginners" and 2012's "How to Eat Out․"

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