Sophie Dahl's career began with her experiences as a teenage fashion model and actress, but her true passion lay in the world of books and words. In 2003, she published her illustrated novella and Sunday Times bestseller, 'The Man With The Dancing Eyes', which was released by Bloomsbury. This was followed by her first novel, 'Playing With The Grownups', also published by Bloomsbury and Nan A. Talese in 2007.
As a devoted home-cook, Sophie Dahl wrote and published her Sunday Times bestseller 'Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights' in 2009. This was shortly followed by the prime time series 'The Delicious Miss Dahl' on BBC2, which aired in Spring 2010. In 2011, she wrote and presented a BBC2 social history documentary about the Victorian domestic advisor Isabella Beeton, and her second cookbook, 'From Season To Season', was published by HarperCollins.
Throughout her career, Sophie Dahl has been a contributing editor at British Vogue for ten years, and has written non-fiction essays for various publications including US Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Sunday Times. She is also a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveller.
Sophie Dahl has been involved in several notable judging roles, including the Orange Prize for fiction and The Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2019, she published her first children's book, Madame Badobedah, which was a bestseller and published by Walker Books.
Today, Sophie Dahl lives in the country with her husband, two daughters, rescue dog, cats, and tortoise. She is currently working on her sixth book and continues to be a prominent figure in the world of literature and cookery.
