Marguerite Patten
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Marguerite Patten, OBE (born Marguerite Brown on November 4, 1915, in Bath) is an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster.
She began giving cookery advice whilst working for the Ministry of Food. She was one of the first 'celebrity chefs', presenting her first television cookery programme on the BBC in 1947. She has written over 165 books, and continues to contribute to BBC food programmes to the present day.
Her simple approach to cookery instruction included teaching the basic knowledge and skills needed in the kitchen. Her advice and books were instrumental in improving the quality of British cookery in the post-war years, when rationing meant that more exotic dishes were impossible to prepare.
She was awarded the OBE in 1991 for 'services to the art of cookery'.
[edit] External links
- Biography at Celebrity Chefs UK
- Marguerite Patten on BBC Radio 4 (includes sound clip)
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