“Obviously, many will feel that having a cleaner means I can't talk about being working class with a straight face. I would argue that due to a childhood full of risible 80s working-class NHS dentistry, I can't do very much at all with a straight face, especially not eat a Granny Smith apple.”

English columnist, broadcaster and author

Grace Dent is an English columnist, broadcaster, and author, known for her work as a restaurant critic. She has written about food and dining for major British newspapers and television. She is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and, from 2011 to 2017, wrote a restaurant column for the Evening Standard. Since 2025, she has co-presented the BBC series MasterChef.