Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis

After serving in the British Army, he moved into journalism and built a reputation as a witty and enthusiastic writer on food. He is generally known as Lieutenant Colonel Newnham-Davis, and he became especially popular for his restaurant pieces and travel writing about eating well in London and across Europe.

His books capture a moment when dining out was becoming a subject worth writing about in its own right. Rather than treating food as something merely practical, he wrote about chefs, restaurants, habits, and atmosphere in a way that helped shape modern food journalism.

He also worked in the theatre as an occasional playwright and amateur performer, which may help explain the lively, conversational quality of his prose. For listeners interested in Edwardian tastes, travel, and everyday pleasures, his writing offers both charm and a vivid glimpse of another age.