When Nigella Lawson was named as the new judge on the Great British Bake Off, the news was greeted with applause, perhaps a sigh of relief, and a general sense of "oh, of course".
Because who other than the queen of comfort food could step into the shoes of Dame Prue Leith, who is leaving the show in order to "work less and play more"?
A self-described home cook, Lawson has been on our screens for more than a quarter of a century, and her bestselling books have sold more than 12 million copies globally.
With the Bake Off mantle - and the announcement of a new Financial Times food column - it seems Lawson is having a moment.
She perhaps represents a refreshing antidote to the kind of cooks whose recipes involve complicated ingredients you have to hunt for in a deli - instead, expect to find Marmite, fish fingers or frozen peas.
