Kay Plunkett-Hogge

Kay Plunkett-Hogge is a cookery writer based in London.

Born and brought up in Bangkok, she spent her childhood between two kitchens: inside for European, outside for Thai. It’s an experience which has left her with a passion for food.

A former model agent in New York and London, and a movie co-ordinator in Bangkok and Los Angeles, Kay is the co-author of the best-selling Cook Yourself Thin: Quick and Easy (Penguin, 2009) and has written Bryn's Kitchen (Kyle Cathie, 2011) with the award-winning London chef, Bryn Williams. Her next book, LEON: Family & Friends, written with Leon co-founder John Vincent, a selection of new recipes for Leon, will be published by Octopus in October 2012. And she is currently editing Thailand: The Cookbook, to be published by Phaidon Books in 2013.

Her forthcoming projects include Simply Thai, a collection of traditional and contemporary recipes for the home kitchen, and Travels With My Appetite, recipes drawn from Kay’s Food Adventure tours in Britain, France, California and the Maltese Triangle. She also writes the popular blog, Kay Cooks.

Kay has appeared on This Morning and BBC London, as well as local radio. She is also a regular contributor to Fork Magazine, and currently is collaborating with Deliverance, a bespoke takeaway service, to develop some delicious new Thai dishes.

In addition to her writing and presenting, Kay runs a bespoke location catering service, Kay Cooks For You, for the fashion business. Her clients include international photographers Chris Craymer, Patric Shaw, Simon Plaske, Ellen von Unwerth and Alasdair McLellan, for titles and brands UK and American Glamour, French Vogue, GQ, Kipling, Danone, River Island and many more. She also consults for Flat Planet, London and The Formosa Cafe, Los Angeles.