Rosemary Shrager
Encyclopedia
Rosemary Shrager is an English
chef
, best known for being a haute cuisine
teacher on the reality television programme Ladette to Lady
, and as a judge on Soapstar Superchef
.
Other TV projects have included Kitchen Showdown With Rosemary Shrager, where she weaned unhealthy fast-food families onto nutritious cuisine.
Shrager is an accomplished chef and has worked with fellow Soapstar Superchef judge Jean-Christophe Novelli
.
Currently she is hosting her latest TV series Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks
, where ten contestants compete for the opportunity to work in a Michelin star
restaurant.
Shrager played the part of a strict, no-nonsense headmistress on the MTV reality show, The Girls of Hedsor Hall
. She the food historian and author Ivan Day recreated dishes cooked for Queen Victoria on the 2011 BBC series Royal Upstairs Downstairs
.
, England
and is of Jewish parentage.
She is now known for cooking daily on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, best known for being a haute cuisine
Haute cuisine
Haute cuisine or grande cuisine was characterised by French cuisine in elaborate preparations and presentations served in small and numerous courses that were produced by large and hierarchical staffs at the grand restaurants and hotels of Europe.The 17th century chef and writer La Varenne...
teacher on the reality television programme Ladette to Lady
Ladette to Lady
Ladette to Lady is a reality based series that first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV in June 2005. The series was produced by UK-based RDF Media....
, and as a judge on Soapstar Superchef
Soapstar Superchef
Soapstar Superchef was a cooking show on the ITV Network, where soap stars from Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Neighbours compete to be crowned "kings" or "queens" of the kitchen.Their culinary efforts are judged by an expert panel of three judges...
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Other TV projects have included Kitchen Showdown With Rosemary Shrager, where she weaned unhealthy fast-food families onto nutritious cuisine.
Shrager is an accomplished chef and has worked with fellow Soapstar Superchef judge Jean-Christophe Novelli
Jean-Christophe Novelli
-Life:Born in Arras, Northern France, in 1961, in a family with Italian roots, Jean-Christophe Novelli left school at age 14 and worked in a bakery before, at the age of 20, becoming a personal chef to the Rothschild family....
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Currently she is hosting her latest TV series Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks
Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks
Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks, was a real life cuisine programme presented by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager. It was produced by RDF Media and screened by ITV in the United Kingdom....
, where ten contestants compete for the opportunity to work in a Michelin star
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. The term normally refers to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide, which awards the Michelin stars...
restaurant.
Shrager played the part of a strict, no-nonsense headmistress on the MTV reality show, The Girls of Hedsor Hall
The Girls of Hedsor Hall
The Girls of Hedsor Hall is an MTV reality TV series similar to Ladette to Lady and VH1's Charm School. The series takes 12 out of control American girls to England's Hedsor House, a filming, wedding, conference and events venue . There a finishing school called Hedsor Hall was created where they...
. She the food historian and author Ivan Day recreated dishes cooked for Queen Victoria on the 2011 BBC series Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Royal Upstairs Downstairs
Royal Upstairs Downstairs is a British television documentary series of 20 thirty minute episodes broadcast by BBC Two each Monday to Friday evening from 7 March to 1 April 2011...
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Early life
Shrager was born 21 January 1952, in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is of Jewish parentage.
She is now known for cooking daily on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime TV chat show broadcast between 3 and 4pm weekdays on the ITV Network.-Format:The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot...
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External links
- Official website
- Clarke, Alice, TV Guide: Ladies made, The Sunday Times, May 14, 2008
- Larging it with chef Rosemary, The Press, 6 May 2008
- Chef's Kitchen: Rosemary Shrager
- A passion for food is Rosemary's recipe for success, Yorkshire Post, 20 August 2008