Derek Macdonald Cooper

Derek Macdonald Cooper ^[1] is a British journalist who writes about food, wine and whisky.^[2]
Born on 25 May 1925 ^[3] and educated at Portree High School and Wadham College, Oxford, after World War II service with the Royal Navy he was with Radio Malaya until 1960. Since then he has written, amongst others, for The Listener, The Observer, Home & Garden and Saga Magazine. He was a Founder Member and first Chairman of the Guild of Food Writers. He was appointed OBE] in 1997.^[4]

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1. ^ NPG details
2. ^ Amongst others he has written “The Bad Food Guide”, “ The Beverage Report”, 1970; “ Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland”, 1978; “ Wine With Food”, 1982; ”The World Of Cooking”, 1985; “The Little Book of Malt Whiskies”, 1992; and “Snail Eggs and Samphire” , 2000 > British Library website accessed 14:11 GMT 15 March 2011
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ London Gazette

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