Marina O'Loughlin
Marina O'Loughlin is a British journalist, writer and restaurant critic.
She was the regular weekly restaurant reviewer in the London Metro from 2006 to 2012, before moving to The Guardian, where she took over from the somewhat controversial John Lanchester.
She has a monthly travel column in the BBC Olive magazine, detailing her food trips to locations including Macau and Glasgow.
In 2011, she was the Guild of Food Writers' Restaurant Reviewer of the Year.[1]
She is thought to be Glaswegian by birth,[2] but now lives with her husband and two children between London and the Isle of Thanet on the Kent Coast.
She was said to be one of the most influential Londoners in the annual Evening Standard "1000 Most Influential People in London" supplement.[3]
References
- ↑ Ehrlich, Richard (2 June 2011). "Stop Press! Awards 2011 – Winners". The Guild of Food Writers. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Pidd, Helen. "The unknown food critic", Guardian, 27 February 2006.
- ↑ "1000 most influential people in London", The Evening Standard, 9 October 2008.
External links
- Guardian interview with O'Loughlin
- Metro review of Shaka Zulu restaurant
- Defence of 'Come Dine With Me' on Observer 'Word of Mouth' blog