Marguerite Patten

[Berties]

Yesterday I read the sad news that marguerite pattern Had passed away ,to many she was considered to be be first celebrity cook ,advising the British population on how to manage their rations during the war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Patten

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

RIP

I would not be at all surprised if some of my Grannie's recipes are hers from WWII and later. I will have to have a look later on today and see if I can find any.

 

[Food4thought]

In my 16 years as bookshop manager I sold a lot of her recipe books. Like Mary Berry she continued to produce popular cookery books well into her old age. I'm sure hers will go on being regarded as classic recipes and plenty of people will continue to use them.

 

[Morning Glory]

Yesterday I read the sad news that marguerite pattern Had passed away ,to many she was considered to be be first celebrity cook ,advising the British population on how to manage their rations during the war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Patten

Whole of Woman's Hour, today, taken up by an interview with her recorded a few years back. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05xhwqk. She said she didn't like to be called celebrity chef but like the title 'Doyenne'.

 

[Berties]

Whole of Woman's Hour, today, taken up by an interview with her recorded a few years back. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05xhwqk. She said she didn't like to be called celebrity chef but like the title 'Doyenne'.

Yep she was defiantly that,in age !but a celebrity she was ,maybe a celebrity cook,but 5 months short of the century she'll take some catching from the modern day celebrity chefs!