Prue Leith 5062195 218477753 2008-06-10T20:45:04Z RussBot 279219 Robot-assisted fix [[WP:DPL|links to disambiguation page]] Broadcaster '''Prudence Margaret Leith''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[February 18]] [[1940]]) is a [[restaurateur]], [[caterer]], TV cook, [[Presenter|broadcaster]] and [[cookery]] writer. She was born in [[South Africa]], with her working life spent mostly in [[London]], [[England]]. In [[1960]], Prue Leith started a business supplying quality business lunches, which grew to become Leith’s Good Food Limited, with a turnover of £15m in [[1995]]. In [[1969]], she opened Leith’s, her famous [[Michelin Guide|Michelin starred]] restaurant. In [[1975]] she founded [[Leiths School of Food and Wine]] which trains amateur and professional [[chef]]s. She has been a cookery editor and food columnist for [[newspaper]]s including the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', ''[[Sunday Express]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Mirror]]''. She currently holds non-executive directorships at [[Whitbread|Whitbread plc]] and [[Woolworths Group plc]]. She also chairs The Hoxton Apprentice and 3Es Enterprises, and is Chair of the Board of Governors of [[Ashridge]] Management College. As well as many cookery books, including ''Leith's Cookery Bible'', she has written three novels, ''Leaving Patrick'', ''Sisters'' and ''A Lovesome Thing'', published by [[Penguin Books]]. Leith has received many honours, most notably the OBE in [[1989]], Veuve Cliquot Business Woman of the Year in [[1990]], and seven honorary degrees or fellowships from UK universities. Leith is a judge on the [[BBC]] television programme [[Great British Menu]]. In November 2006, Prue Leith was named to head the [[School Food Trust]], the British government's campaign to replace fatty foods with fresh fruit and vegetables in schools [http://education.guardian.co.uk/schoolmeals/story/0,,1943553,00.html]. ==External links== *[http://www.prueleith.co.za/ Prue Leith Chefs Academy and Catering, South Africa] *[http://www.leiths.com/ Leiths School of Food and Wine] *[http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000026252,00.html Author page at Penguin UK] *[http://www.centreforexcellence.org.uk/conference/default.aspx?Page=nomenuPrueLeith Bio info at Centre for Excellence website] *[http://www.city.ac.uk/citynews/archive/2005/25052005_1.html News article about honorary degree from City University] *[https://www.brookes.ac.uk/hon_grads/2000/graduates/leith News article about honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University] *[http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/index.asp School Food Trust site] {{DEFAULTSORT:Leith, Prue}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Food writers]] [[Category:Television presenters]] [[Category:South African chefs]] [[Category:South African educators]] [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]