Elly Curshen

Elly Curshen, better known as @ellypear (after her Bristol café, The Pear Cafe 2006-2018) is passionate about reducing food waste, encouraging people to cook from scratch and try new things. Her bright, inventive, meat-free cooking is influenced by world cuisine but always with an eye on the local greengrocers. She has written three best-selling books and contributed to many publications, including The Guardian and Waitrose Weekend, as a weekly columnist.

Her popular #RolloverLeftovers series on Instagram led to her nomination as a finalist for the Digital Creator Award at The BBC Food & Farming Awards.

She is a regular contributor to BBC FOOD.