Colin Pressdee


Colin Pressdee is a food writer, broadcaster and consultant living in London.

Writing

Pressdee has written books dealing with Welsh cuisine, the Cuisine of Carmarthenshire and seafood, and through his writing he has shared his expertise and recipes.
His books include London Oyster Guide, Food Wales and Streetwise Cookery.

Restaurants

Pressdee ran two restaurants in Swansea: The Drangway, which was located near Wind Street and The Oyster Perches, which was located in the Uplands and was named after the perches on which oysters are farmed. Oyster farming was a local industry off the coast of Mumbles in Gower until the early twentieth century.

Shellfish

Pressdee has a particular interest in shellfish and has been a member of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain for over thirty years. He also promoted oysters in his own restaurants and presented programmes on oysters on the show Great Food Live on UKTV. In addition he has written articles on oysters for The Guardian and many other publications.

Books