Chef Angela Hartnett M.B.E.

Born 1968. During her childhood, Angela's Italian grandmother and mother (from Bardi in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy) instilled in her an appreciation and love of good food Career : .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 the UK, Angela joined the young team at Aubergine, cooking under Gordon Ramsay. Working alongside a predominantly male brigade, who predicted she would last no more than a week, Angela soon proved her worth during a gruelling year and saw the restaurant achieve its first Michelin star. Six months followed in the kitchens of Zafferano before moving to L'Oranger where she worked under the watchful eye of Marcus Wareing, climbing the ranks to become sous-chef before moving with Marcus to Pétrus. 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 of Gordon Ramsay’s Verre in Dubai. In 2002 she returned to Britain to open MENU and The Grill Room at The Connaught. In 2003 she won the Square Meal Guides' BMW Best New Restaurant award and in 2004 she won her first Michelin star. In May 2004 appeared with Gordon Ramsay in ITV's series Hell's Kitchen. Along with John Burton Race, attempted to reform some of Britain's worst cooks in the BBC Two series Kitchen Criminals. 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, was published in 2007. Opened Murano in Mayfair for Gordon Ramsay Holdings in August 2008 and Gordon Ramsay's new York & Albany Hotel in Camden Town in September 2008.