1. Grace Georgina Dent was born on 3 October 1973 and is a British columnist, broadcaster and author.
22 Facts About Grace Dent
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Grace Dent is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and from 2011 to 2017 wrote a restaurant column for the Evening Standard.
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Grace Dent is a regular critic on the BBC's MasterChef and has appeared on Channel 4's television series Very British Problems.
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Grace Dent was born in Aldershot, Hampshire and grew up in Carlisle, Cumbria.
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Grace Dent attended Bishop Goodwin Primary School in Currock, Carlisle, and studied English Literature at the University of Stirling.
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Grace Dent wrote "World of Lather", celebrating her love of Coronation Street and other soap operas, for the Guardians Guide supplement from 2001 to 2010.
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Grace Dent became the restaurant critic of The Guardian in January 2018.
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In November 2017, Grace Dent won "Reviewer of the Year" at the London Restaurant Festival.
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Grace Dent has written about the death of her mother from cancer in 2021 and the death of her father from dementia in 2022, having cared for each during their illnesses.
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Grace Dent has been "mainly vegan" since the early 2010s, describing herself as plant-based or a flexitarian.
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Grace Dent was shortlisted for the 2008 Queen of Teen Prize.
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In October 2008, Grace Dent was part of the judging panel for the Young Minds book awards.
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Grace Dent was a judge on the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
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In December 2008, Grace Dent signed a two-book deal with Hodder; Diary of a Snob was launched at Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival in June 2009.
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Grace Dent is a regular critic on MasterChef, Masterchef: The Professionals, and Celebrity Masterchef.
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Grace Dent has appeared as a judge on BBC Two's Great British Menu.
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Grace Dent was the creative director for the Evening Standards London Food Month which won 'Best Debut Event' at the 2017 Event Awards.
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Grace Dent has appeared on many British television shows including Very British Problems, Pointless Celebrities, The Apprentice: You're Fired, Have I Got News For You, The Now Show, The Review Show, Film 2012, The Culture Show, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, and Richard Osman's House of Games.
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Since 2016, Grace Dent has presented The Untold on BBC Radio 4.
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Over Christmas 2019, Grace Dent sat in for Vanessa Feltz on BBC Radio 2.
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Grace Dent joined Ainsley Harriott for a five-part series on Channel 4 called Best of Britain by the Sea in 2022.
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On 27 November 2023, after 9 days in the jungle, Grace Dent left the show on "medical grounds".