Paul Richardson

Paul Richardson is an author and journalist. He left London for Spain in 1989, spending the decade of the 1990s in Ibiza. In 2000 he moved to Extremadura where he now runs a 12-acre homestead in the far north of the region, producing his own wine, olive oil, fruit and vegetables, and meat. His eight published books include works on Spanish food and culture, British cuisine, cacao and chocolate, and recipe books. His most recent book, Hidden Valley, is a memoir of life as a self-sufficient farmer. 

Experience

After working for WINE magazine and Taste, Paul moved to ES magazine (a supplement of the Evening Standard newspaper)  as arts editor. In 1990 he went freelance and now works as a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveller, also contributing regularly to the Financial Times, Guardian, The Times, Telegraph, Departures, The Australian Travel & Luxury, Saveur, and Prior. He is destination editor for Spain at online travel company Essentialist.

Selected publications

Our Lady of the Sewers and other adventures in deep Spain

Indulgence: in search of the best chocolate in the world

Cornucopia, a gastronomic tour of Britain

A Late Dinner: discovering the food of Spain

Rustic Spanish (Williams-Sonoma)

Hidden Valley, finding freedom in Spain’s deep country

Education

Paul received a First in English at Clare College, Cambridge University.