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Orlando Murrin

Orlando Murrin is the former editor of BBC Good Food and founder of Olive magazine. He has written six cookbooks and as a journalist, is a regular contributor to Waitrose Weekend, The Times and The Telegraph. His debut crime novel, Knife Skills for Beginners, was published by Penguin in 2024 and was shortlisted for four major awards; the sequel, Murder Below Deck, is out in paperback this summer. In 2025 he was given an Outstanding Achievement Award by the Guild of Food Writers.

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