Books
I am author of Food of Japan , published by Grub Street in 2000 and Interlink in the US in 2002, and now in paperback. Winner of a Japan Festival Award ‘for outstanding achievements in furthering the understanding of Japanese culture in the United Kingdom in 2000. In the same year it was also short-listed for the World Cookbook Awards and the Guild of Food Writers’ Jeremy Round Award for Best First Cookery Book.

 In 2004, I edited and wrote the introduction to Harumi’s Japanese Cooking (pub: Conran Octopus) by Harumi Kurihara, the well-known Japanese TV chef, ‘The Delia Smith of Japan’. The book jacket says, ‘ Shirley Booth is a recognized authority on the cuisine of Japan. She first went to Japan in 1977 and since her return has been teaching, demonstrating and writing about Japanese cooking. She appears regularly on TV and radio, as well as writing for various magazines.’ 

Harumi’s book won a prize at the World Cookbook Awards in 2005.

Magazines
I write Food and Travel features for a range of national newspapers and magazines including:

· BBC Olive
· Food & Travel
· The Times
· Independent
· Travel Trade Gazette
· FD Magazine (the magazine of the Food Development Association)
· Fresh
· Press News
· Portugal Magazine
· Kingdom
· Eat Japan

Restaurant reviews and chef interviews:
I have interviewed Peter Gordon (Sugar Club), Mark Edwards (Nobu) and Rainer Becker (Zuma and Roka), amongst others.

Broadcast
I have broadcast on radio and television internationally, in the US and Japan, and in the UK including :

·    Carlton TV’s Food Network Daily
·     Peter Gordon’s Pacific Rim Series
·     BBC’s Good Food Live with Jenny Barnett.
·      BBC Radio Four’s:
             - Woman's Hour
             - The Food Programme
             - V eg Talk Show with Greg Wallace
             - B BC Radio’s Body Talk with Michael van Straten

I write about, and film, Japanese, Korean, British and various European foods.

I am interested in the cultural, social and historical aspects of food, and I am keen to help preserve and record traditional food and drink production all over the world.

Recent projects include Sheeps Butter, Pears and Wild Game, all in Portugal; Eels, Pie ‘n’ Mash in London; Cider and Perry in Herefordshire; Sherry in Spain, Bourbon Whisky and Japanese Sake.

DVD Food Series:
I am currently developing a DVD series on Cuisines of the World (including Japanese).

I am looking for sponsors for these projects .