James Steen

James Steen is an award-winning journalist, author, ghostwriter and editor. He has collaborated with legendary chefs and celebrities, as well as business people, restaurateurs, hoteliers, a rock star and an intensive care nurse. He co-authored the autobiographies of Marco Pierre White (The Devil in the Kitchen), Raymond Blanc (A Taste of My Life), Keith Floyd (Stirred But Not Shaken) and Ken Hom (My Stir-Fried Life). With John Williams, James wrote The Ritz London: The Cookbook. He teamed up with Raymond Blanc to write Simply Raymond, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons: The Story of a Modern Classic and Kitchen Secrets. With White, James produced Marco Made Easy, Essentially Marco and White Heat 25. He collaborated with Fred Sirieix to write the front-of-house memoir, Secret Service. Other books include The World of All Creatures Great and Small, The Kitchen Magpie, 50 Greatest Dishes of the World, and Le Touessrok Cookbook. James is based in London.