Angela Hartnettis one of the most high-profile women in the restaurant world.
During her childhood, Angela’s Italian grandmother and mother instilled in her an appreciation and love of good food, and after completing a degree in Modern History at Cambridge Polytechnic she secured her first job in Barbados at the Sandy Lane hotel.
On returning to theUK, Angela joined the young team at Aubergine, cooking under. Working alongside a predominantly male brigade, who predicted she would last no more than a week, Angela soon proved her worth during a grueling year and saw the restaurant achieve its first Michelin star.
Six months followed in the kitchens ofZafferanobefore moving toL’Oranger where she worked under the watchful eye ofMarcus Wareing, climbing the ranks to become sous-chef before moving with Marcus toPétrus. Within seven months of it opening she had become head chef and helped the restaurant achieve a Michelin star. After launching Amaryllis in Scotland in April 2001, Angela turned her attention to the launch ofGordon Ramsay’s Verre in Dubai.
In 2002 she returned to Britain to open MENU and The Grill Room atThe Connaught, where she combines a modern European menu with an Italian influence, while continuing the classicism long enjoyed by Connaught diners.
In 2003 she won theSquare Meal Guides’
In May 2004 Angela won a legion of new fans appearing alongside her mentorin ITV’s highly successful series Hell’s Kitchen. Further television appearances include a one hour programme on Tonight with Trevor McDonald advising children with poor diets on the benefits of healthy eating, presenting a Christmas series with GMTV and competing for Wales in theGreat British Menu
In January 2007, Angela was awarded an MBE for services to the industry. Her first book,Angela Hartnett’s Cucina: Three Generations of Italian Family Cooking
- 1 Michelin star
- 4 AA rosettes
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