Prue Leith
South African-British chef, writer, television personality, businesswoman · United Kingdom · Chefs · Born 1940 · age 86
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Something wrong?Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, is a South African and British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer, novelist, chef, and former university administrator.
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, Definitely the Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square. I was determined to fill that empty plinth!
My restaurant in the Seventies and Eighties was the place to be. I’ve cooked for most of the Royals, Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Alec Guinness… the list goes on.
while cooking for 300 at Vintners Hall, I mistakenly thawed beetroot puree instead of raspberry for the vanilla ice cream.
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