Orlando Murrin was projected into the culinary limelight by MasterChef, when his 1992 semifinal was watched by 12 million people. He was soon writing a daily recipe column for a national newspaper and held the position of editor of the successful BBC Good Food magazine for 6 years. He now writes a column for Waitrose Weekend, presents the BBC Good Food Podcast with Tom Kerridge, and since 2019 he has been President of the Guild of Food Writers. He is a panelist, presenter and demonstrator at food festivals, including those in Exeter and Dartmouth, local to his home in Devon, UK.