An English cook came to Manhattan last week in the imperial suite of the Berengaria, proceeding thence to the Ritz. Dazzled, newsgatherers hailed Mrs. Rosa Lewis as the most exalted onetime scullion ...

Now make way for the cooks. Call it the new British invasion. — Here’s “Naked Chef” Jamie Oliver, pitching his new 446-page cooking instructional, “Cook With Jamie” (Hyperion, 2007), showing up on the ...