SARAH RAINEY
FREELANCE
JOURNALIST AND
COOKERY WRITER
ABOUT ME
I'm a feature writer and interviewer for national newspapers and magazines, as well as a cookbook author, recipe columnist and expert commentator on all things food.
I have 16 years' experience as a staff feature writer and extensive interviewing, pitching, writing and editing experience for national publications.
My professional interests include: food and drink, real-life and celebrity interviews, investigations, opinion pieces, lifestyle, current affairs, travel, consumer trends, health & fitness, fashion & beauty, TV & film.
Please take a look at my portfolio and feel free to get in touch with commissions, projects, pitches or questions.
recent work
Oh La La! My magnifique day with Emily in Paris fans
The Netflix-fuelled pilgrimage to Paris which locals call 'l'invasion des imbeciles'
'He had no business flying that plane'
The gripping story of Carolyn Bessette's lost sister - and why her mother blamed JFK Jr
Times magazine: Meet the trad husbands
They cook! They clean! They iron! How my other half challenges traditional roles
How Lucy Letby's family home has become a shrine
The chilling truth about the family life of the convicted child killer - and her parents' despair
Times Weekend: Our obsession with gender
I'm pregnant with my third child - ask how I am, not whether it's a girl
'We need to stop the next black kid from being killed'
Exclusive interview with Sir Trevor Phillips on slavery reparations and his family story
Fancy a stay in a trendy child-free hotel?
Adults-only hotels are on the rise in the UK, but the French have other ideas
I've joined the AA... no, not that one
The exclusive WhatsApp group that's a must-join for middle class women I know
How does a Welsh shopgirl get to marry The Hoff?
On holiday in Barbados with David Hasselhoff and his fiancee (27 years his junior)
Could your three-year-old grow into a psychopath?
Interview with leading expert on this chilling new field of research in child psychology
My fashion secret: I'm head-to-toe in childrenswear
Why browsing the kids' sections is the secret all midlife fashionistas swear by
'My mother was a beast; I slept in the garden'
Haunting documentary that shines a light on late Sinead O'Donnor's troubled childhood
who i write for
My work appears regularly in The Times The Daily Mail and The Telegraph, and I have also written for Grazia, The Spectator, The Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, Metro, MailOnline, The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent, The Sun, Sun Online and The Belfast Telegraph.
I write a weekly recipe column, Three Steps to Delicious, for the Mail and hosted a chat show, The Influencers, discussing all things food on Mail Plus.
I edited The Telegraph Book of the Kitchen, How to Jug A Hare, in 2015, and my first cookery book, Three Ingredient Baking, was published by Penguin in 2018.
My second book, Six Minute Showstoppers, came out in May 2020, and my latest book, How to Cheat at Baking, hit the shelves in August 2026.
contact ME
For journalism enquiries, please email me directly at: mail@sarahrainey.co.uk
For book enquiries, please email my agent, Clare Hulton, at: clare@clarehulton.co.uk
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