Nigel Slater is the author of Real Fast Food , Real Fast Puddings , The 30-Minute Cook , Real Food , Appetite and The Kitchen Diaries. Real Fast Food was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Award while The 30-Minute Cook was nominated for both the Glenfiddich and Julia Child Awards. In 1995 he won the Glenfiddich Trophy and he has twice won the Cookery Writer of the Year Award as well as being named Media Personality of the Year in the 1996 Good Food Awards. He is the Observer 's food writer and he writes a monthly column for Observer Food Monthly.