History Creator / DeliaSmith

Such was her influence in her 1980s and 1990s heyday that she was responsible for what was called the "Delia Effect", a good example of the RedStapler trope; sales of ingredients and appliances showed a marked increase after she used them on her shows. For example, sales of cranberries in Britain rose by ''200%'' after she used them in a recipe in 1995, and her recommendation of using a skewer to check if a cake is thoroughly baked caused a 35% rise in sales of skewers. Given that her programmes were broadcast on Creator/TheBBC, her recommendations had an authority that later examples of product placement by other TV cooks lacked.

Delia Ann Smith CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English [[CookingShow cook and television presenter]], known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] (a country which has ''loads'' of them) and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]].

Delia Ann Smith CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]].

Such was her influence in her 1980s and 1990s heyday that she was responsible for what was called the "Delia Effect", a real-life example of the RedStapler trope; sales of ingredients and appliances showed a marked increase after she used them on her shows. For example, sales of cranberries in Britain rose by ''200%'' after she used them in a recipe in 1995, and her recommendation of using a skewer to check if a cake is thoroughly baked caused a 35% rise in sales of skewers. Given that her programmes were broadcast on Creator/TheBBC, her recommendations had an authority that later examples of product placement by other TV cooks lacked.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]].

Such was her influence in her 1980s and 1990s heyday that she was responsible for what was called the "Delia Effect"; sales of ingredients and appliances showed a marked increase after she used them on her shows. For example, sales of cranberries in Britain rose by ''200%'' after she used them in a recipe in 1995, and her recommendation of using a skewer to check if a cake is thoroughly baked caused a 35% rise in sales of skewers. Given that her programmes were broadcast on Creator/TheBBC, her recommendations had an authority that later examples of product placement by other TV cooks lacked.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]]. Such was her influence in her 1980s and 1990s heyday that she was responsible for what was called the "Delia Effect"; sales of ingredients and appliances showed a marked increase after she used them on her shows. For example, sales of cranberries in Britain rose by ''200%'' after she used them in a recipe in 1995, and her recommendation of using a skewer to check if a cake is thoroughly baked caused a 35% rise in sales of skewers. Given that her programmes were broadcast on Creator/TheBBC, her recommendations had an authority that later examples of product placement by other TV cooks lacked.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]]. Such was her influence in her 1980s and 1990s heyday that she was responsible for what was called the "Delia Effect"; sales of ingredients and appliances showed a marked increase after she used them on her shows. For example, her frequent use of eggs in her series ''How to Cook'' allegedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain, and her recommendation of using a skewer to check if a cake is thoroughly baked caused a 35% rise in sales of skewers. Given that her programmes were broadcast on Creator/TheBBC, her recommendations had an authority that later examples of product placement by other TV cooks lacked.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]]. Such was her influence in her 1990s/2000s heyday that she was responsible for the "Delia Effect"; her series ''How to Cook'' allegedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain, and the later ''How to Cheat at Cooking'' led to similar sales rises for frozen mashed potato and tinned minced beef after she used them in recipes.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom the UK]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be [[FirstNameBasis identified by her first name alone]]. Such was her influence in her 1990s/2000s heyday that she was responsible for the "Delia Effect"; her series ''Delia's How to Cook'' allegedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain, and the later ''How to Cheat at Cooking'' led to similar sales rises for frozen mashed potato and tinned minced beef after she used them in recipes.

Delia Ann Smith, CH CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She's one of the best known celebrity chefs in [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom Britan]] and is one of those celebrities whose fame is sufficient to allow for her to be identified by her first name alone. Such was her influence in her 1990s/2000s heyday that she was responsible for the "Delia Effect"; her series ''Delia's How to Cook'' allegedly led to a 10% rise in egg sales in Britain, and the later ''How to Cheat at Cooking'' led to similar sales rises for frozen mashed potato and tinned minced beef.