Prue Leith

thumb|Prue Leith in 2018 Prue Leith (born 18 February 1940) is a South African-British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist. Quotes Definitely the Fourth Plinth project in Trafalgar Square. I was determined to fill that empty plinth! It took five years of campaigning with my committee at the Royal Society of Arts, but we did it. My restaurant in the Seventies and Eighties was the place to be. I’ve cooked for most of the Royals, Elton John, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Alec Guinness… the list goes on. They all loved my food – at least, I hope they did! while cooking for 300 at Vintners Hall, I mistakenly thawed beetroot puree instead of raspberry for the vanilla ice cream. I added sugar and lemon juice, used it anyway, and guess what? Nobody noticed! Every school child should learn 10 basics: Shepherd’s Pie, Spag Bol, Pizza, Curry, Salad Nicoise, Omelette, Quiche, Ratatouille, Trifle, and Apple Pie. These recipes will make you a hit at uni and set you up for life! Prue Leith talking about her cooking career Our first job was to deal with the concrete. The previous tenant farmer couldn’t make money out of his farm If you’ve had a quarrel, a walk in the garden calms things down Prue Leith speaks about her garden External Links Category:Chefs from the United Kingdom Category:Living people Category:1940 births Category:Businesswomen from England Category:Women born in the 1940s Category:Immigrants to the United Kingdom Category:Women authors from South Africa