David K Smith

Dave is an award-winning food writer, recognised for simple, easy-to-follow, delicious recipes, presented in the style of a social media post, and a food-writing style that reflects on his own personal life and challenges, aiming to offer hope and inspiration to others.

Dave's husband Sam died, leaving him as a single parent to a hungry young boy. His first short books, the acclaimed 'Tw-Eat', and the sequel 'Tw-Eat More' each present around 100 of his favourite family recipes, many of which he had shared on Twitter. Alongside the recipes, the ‘Tw-Eat’ books tell the story of his family, and their bereavement, and explore the emotional resonance of food. These books were combined in the compendium 'Tw-Eat Together', which was recognised with a 'Best in the World' prize at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

More recently, Dave and his son have faced difficult times - his son's autism and ADHD have presented a number of challenges, and Dave has also been diagnosed with prostate cancer. His most recent book, 'Bluesky Recipes for Difficult Days' explores themes of survival, and the ways that he and his son keeps going in everyday life, alongside over 100 new recipes, designed to feed both body and soul as easily as possible.