birth_place height nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
bury , lancashire , england 5ft 9in british 5 june 1954 cooking simon hopkinson
 simon hopkinson chef , writer
simon hopkinson

simon charles hopkinson -lrb- born 5 june 1954 -rrb- is an english food writer , critic and former chef .
he is considered to be one of the best cookery writers working today .
he published his first cookbook , `` roast chicken and other stories '' , in 1994 .
