Thomasina Miers
Winner of MasterChef 2005, food writer, culinary campaigner and restaurant owner - Thomasina Miers really does have her finger in every pie.
A long visit to Mexico inspired Tommi to enter MasterChef. With little faith even to get past the first round, she impressed judges with her unique South American recipes and went on to beat over 4,000 contestants for first prize place.
It's not just Latino flavours that tickle her fancy; a love of real British food and a much needed sense of adventure sprung her back in front of the camera with Guy Grieve for Channel 4's "The Wild Gourmets". This seven week televised stint living off the fat of the land saw her cooking anything and everything forgeable from a field. In 2008, Thomasina teamed up with Guy again in "A Cook’s Tour of Spain".
When not camped out hunting for wildlife she might be found in her bright and breezy, canteen-style Mexican restaurant, which opened in Covent Garden in July 2007. Wahaca (correct spelling Oaxaca - it has been changed to make it easier to pronounce) aims to offer authentic Mexican food to Londoners, food that Tommi was able to experience first hand whilst cooking on market stalls in Mexico.
Tommi has gone back to her writing roots and is currently tackling the issue of food waste in her Saturday Telegraph column.
Books
Mexican Food Made Simple
Soup Kitchen
The Wild Gourmets: Adventures in Food and Freedom
Cook
Thomasina Miers' Recipes
Thomasina Miers’ Mexican-inspired fish dish is a healthy combination of fish, beans and tomato salsa
Avg user rating:
Total time
2 hrs 40 min
Thomasina Miers shares her rendition of a Mexican favourite – a beautifully pink-tinged, creamy dessert
Avg user rating:
Total time
2 hrs 25 min
Thomasina Miers dares to be different with this Mexican dish using an edible corn fungus
Avg user rating:
Total time
45 min
A Mexican dish of baked pasta with chillies, tomatoes and herbs from Thomasina Miers
Avg user rating:
Total time
1 hr 10 min
Thomasina Miers makes a sizzling Spanish dish that goes perfectly with a chilled dry sherry and some marinated olives
Avg user rating:
Total time
40 min
Thomasina Miers shares her simplified version of this Mexican-style pizza recipe that would be classically cooked in a wood fired oven
Avg user rating:
Total time
45 min
Scallops, chilli, tomatoes and plenty of tequila – what’s not to love about Thomasina Miers’ Mexican aguachile? Serve with fried tortilla chunks (‘totopos’) and a little sangrita
Avg user rating:
Total time
35 min
Thomasina Miers cooks a traditional Mexican celebration dish of spicy beef stew with ancho chillies, served with a zingy salsa
Avg user rating:
Total time
4 hrs 45 min
Thomasina Miers’ pasta dish combines chestnuts, chicken livers, pine nuts and raisins in a boozy sauce
Avg user rating:
Total time
50 min
Thomasina Miers adds a spicy Mexican touch to fresh mussels – for only £2.24 per person
Avg user rating:
Total time
35 min
