Kate Ford writes The Veg Space blog, one of the leading UK vegan and vegetarian food blogs. The Veg Space has been listed in the Top 10 Vegetarian & Vegan Food Blogs by the Guardian, Red Magazine and Vegetarian Living Magazine. Kate's recipes have appeared in Observer Food Monthly, Vegan Food & Living Magazine, Vegan Life Magazine, Cook Vegetarian Magazine and others. In 2009 Kate won the 'Vegetarian Chef of the Future Competition' run by the Vegetarian Society, and in 2011 was the creator of the 'UK's Tastiest Meat-Free Dish', winning a competition from Linda McCartney Foods which culminated in her Mushroom & Ale Pie being added to their range. She lives in Hertfordshire.