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Frances Spiegel - Ronald Spiegel

Frances Spiegel is a UK-based freelance feature writer and photographer. Ms Spiegel holds a Degree in Art History from the Open University, and a Diploma in European Humanities.

Ms Spiegel contributes regularly to Letter Arts Review, an award-winning magazine published in the United States. Her articles explore the history and calligraphy of medieval manuscripts. Ms Spiegel has also written about modern calligraphy such as The Flock of Words on the seafront at Morecambe, Lancashire, or the Cursing Stone at Tullie House Museum, Carlisle.

Ms Spiegel contributes regularly to Altitude, the official magazine of Nationwide Airlines, South Africa. Three recent pieces have included a profile of Dame Judi Dench, a review of the Tate Modern in London, the Tate Gallery’s website, and a look at London’s Natural History Museum.

Ms Spiegel has also contributed to Horizons Magazine, Church Times, Catholic Herald and The Lady, England’s oldest weekly magazine for women.

A recent edition of Best of British, Britain's favourite nostalgia magazine relating to the forties, fifties and sixties, contained a feature about miniature Matchbox Toys.

Modern World Theatre - both Amateur and Professional

As a Londoner Ms Spiegel is a regular theatre-goer, as well as an accomplished performer with over forty years' experience, often taking leading roles in amateur productions as both a producer and performer. She writes articles about her experiences for various paper magazines, as well as for Suite101.com.

Food Glorious Food

Ms Spiegel's family is mad about food. They experiment a lot in the kitchen and many of the recipes appear on Suite such as:

• Fish Pie - Salmon, Rice and Egg Puff Pastry Roulade - Kulebyaka
• How to Make Cheese Blintzes
• Kosheri – a Traditional Egyptian Dish

Here is a selection of recipes for Passover:

• Matzo or Mashed Potato Pie Crust Recipes Suitable for Passover
• Kale and Butternut Frittata – Passover Cookery

Ice cream lovers might like to try:

• Vegetarian Ice Cream
• Avocado and Lime Ice Cream

Editor's Choice Awards

Ms Spiegel has recently received an Editor's Choice Award for Peter Carl Faberge's Masterpieces on Display at Buckingham Palace.

Other articles marked with this prestigious award include:

http://francesspiegel.suite101.com/peter-carl-faberges-masterpieces-on-display-at-buckingham-palace-a379378

• British Museum Presents Modern Australian Prints and Drawings
• Buckingham Palace - Private Tours of Queen Elizabeth II's Home
• Cindy Sherman and Jeff Koons Elected Honorary Royal Academicians.
• In Memoriam: Remembering the Great War
• Cruise Ships – Facts and Figures from Baked Alaska to Roast Beef
• Skeletons: London's Buried Bones
• Andy Warhol Exhibition: Two Events
• The Most Beautiful Bibles
• Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
• Design and the Decorative Arts
• Garden & Cosmos, the Royal Paintings of Jodhpur
• Kuniyoshi Exhibition – Catalogue Book Review
• 20th Century Fashion 100 Years of Apparel Ads
• A Visual History of Typefaces, Volume 1
• The Real van Gogh - The Artist and his Letters
• Grace Kelly Style by H. Kristina Haugland – Book Review