Annabel Jackson is the author of 11 books, including four cookbooks. Her interest is the relationship between cooking and culture, as evidenced in books like Vietnam on a Plate and Taste of Macau. She has been based in Hong Kong for more than 20 years, and published The Foods of China cookbook for Marks & Spencer. She is also a food and wine educator, consultant and journalist. She is convivium leader of Slow Food Hong Kong.