# S9 Ep7:  Bookshelfie: Romy Gill

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Podcast: [Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662)
Published: 2026-04-21T03:31:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8893064
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Duration seconds: 3159

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Chef, broadcaster, and food and travel writer, Romy Gill, tells Vick about her experience as a first generation immigrant to the UK, the food that punctuated the 24 hour train journeys of her childhood, and how Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks inspired her own writing. Born in West Bengal, India, Romy first learned to cook from her mother – famous for her aloo parathas and using every unloved scrap of plants and vegetables long before zero-waste became a trend. Romy moved to the UK in 1993, and began her cooking career hosting dinner parties and running cookery classes before opening her own restaurant, Romy’s Kitchen, in Gloucestershire. Since then, she has released her debut cookbook Zaika - Vegan Recipes from India which was followed by On the Himalayan Trail: Recipes and Stories from Kashmir to Ladakh . This second book wove personal essays, travel photography and explored the history of the region through its food and culinary traditions. Her most recent cookbook Romy Gill’s India - Recipes from Home features family recipes that celebrate her Bengali and Punjabi roots. In addition to her writing, Romy is a much-loved presence on radio and TV, regularly appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme, Ready Steady Cook and Celebrity Masterchef. Romy’s book choices are: ** The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy ** The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri ** The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden ** How to Eat by Nigella Lawson ** Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver You can buy all books mentioned from our dedicated shelf on Bookshop.org – every purchase supports the work of the Women's Prize Trust and independent bookshops. Every week on Bookshelfie, Vick Hope is joined by inspirational women to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize for Fiction, the greatest c…

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