In the Kitchens of the Castile

Gijs van Hensbergen graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art and became a freelance art historian and food journalist. In 1986 he scripted the South Bank Show on Anthony Caro and in the same year decided to leave England and settle in Spain. He has published many articles on Spanish food with pieces appearing in the Independent, Country Life and Taste magazine. He writes frequently on Spanish art for the Burlington Magazine and organises exhibitions of young artists' work in Spain. He and his family divide their time between Castile and DorsetHensbergen, Gijs van is the author of 'In the Kitchens of the Castile' with ISBN 9781873429044 and ISBN 1873429045.