“I have been cooking vegan recipes for a long time, long before the release of my first cookbook, because in the rubbish old days of scraping by on mismanaged, delayed and suspended benefits, meat and dairy products were often just too expensive, in contrast to their kinder counterparts.”

British food writer, journalist and activist

Jack Monroe is a British food writer, journalist and activist known for work on poverty issues, especially hunger relief. She first came to wider attention when a post from her blog A Girl Called Jack went viral. She has written seven cookbooks built around austerity recipes and meals designed for a tight budget. Her writing has also appeared in The Echo, The Huffington Post, and The Guardian, alongside her campaigning voice on poverty and food insecurity.