Thomasina Miers

Thomasina Miers is an English cook, writer and television presenter. She is the founder of the Wahaca chain of Mexican street food restaurants, and in 2005 she won the BBC TV cookery competition MasterChef.

She has been writing a column in the Guardian’s Feast magazine every Saturday for five years, cooking seasonal, simple but delicious food. She has also presented several TV programmes including A Cook’s Tour of Spain and Mexican Food Made Simple and has written six cookery books, the latest being Home Cook.