ABOUT

Nell Nelson - creator of Edinburgh Food Safari

Nell filming STV's TV series The Woman Who Ate Scotland in the western Highlands.

I really love food - and cycling. But don't worry, we are on foot in Edinburgh and I won't eat all the food!

I was born and brought up in Edinburgh and I have worked in London and Hong Kong as a food columnist and food editor, eating and cycling through much of Asia, before returning after ten years to a vibrant Scottish food culture.


TV Appearances

I was so inspired; I approached Scottish Television with an idea for a eating and cycling television programme. I was lucky with my suggestion, and we made 16 programmes of The Woman Who Ate Scotland - where I cycled and ate my way round Scotland. The series was shown on STV and also on the World Food Channel, and you can see an episode on YouTube here to see me cycling through and eating in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland where I learn how to shuck an oyster and learn why a steep mountain pass is known as “rest an' be thankful."

The Food Tours

I’ve created the food tour I would want to go on. I want everyone who visits Edinburgh to discover what a fantastic vibrant city it is: full of passionate people, who care about food and where it comes from and what it tastes like.


These food walking tours are the tours I would like to go on, if I came to Edinburgh for the first time. All the places on my Food Safaris are food establishments run by people who are as passionate about food and drink as I am - and you are.




Nell on a bike at the top of a mountain filming The Woman Who Ate Scotland.

My Book

I am also very interested in the links between good health and diet.

I am a qualified nutritionist and because of advising clients and helping them with recipes, I decided to put this knowledge in my cookbook Eat Well - The Easy Way to Look and Feel Fabulous published by Hachette.

Eat Well by Nell Nelson

Very informative and well written. Very interesting to read as Nell weaves travel writing with tried and tested healthy recipes she picked up while cycling in Asia, Mexico and Australia. She has a good knowledge of nutrition and has good tips about coping with stress and improving your diet. I borrowed this book from the library and was so impressed I bought my own copy.

Karen, Amazon review