Kay Plunkett-Hogge is a cookery writer and broadcaster, 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 foot in two worlds.
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 and Bryn’s Kitchen: 5 Brilliant Ways To Cook 20 Great Ingredients with the award-winning London chef, Bryn Williams.
Her television show, Thai Food By Tuk-Tuk, is currently in development with Maverick TV.
Her forthcoming books include Simply Thai, a collection of traditional and contemporary recipes for the home kitchen; Food: The Women’s Issue, a series of interviews and recipes from the world’s leading women chefs; and Travels With My Appetite, a collection of recipes drawn from Kay’s Food Adventure tours in Thailand, Britain, California and the Maltese Triangle.
She is also writing LEON: Friends & Family with John Vincent, to be published by Conran Octopus in October 2012.
Kay has appeared on This Morning and BBC London, as well as local radio.
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 Ellen von Unwerth, Chris Craymer, Patric Shaw, Simon Paske and Alasdair McLellan, for titles and brands including UK and American Glamour, French Vogue, GQ, Kipling, Stella McCartney, Danone, River Island and many more.
She is also a consultant for several restaurants and food retailers, including the London-based Leon Restaurants, Flat Planet, Deliverance and the world famous Formosa Cafe in Los Angeles.
