After graduating with a Diploma from Leith’s School of Food & Wine, Tonia went on to edit the food pages of Essentials magazine, winning IPC’s Young Journalist of the Year Award at the age of 23. She then enjoyed a long career as a London-based food stylist and writer (briefly cooking for the Kings of Leon on their UK tour) and eventually re-entering the magazine world as Food Editor at Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine. She now works as a freelance consultant on various projects.