Rosemary Shrager

Rosemary Shrager is a talented television chef who has years of experience in restaurant kitchens and renowned cookery schools - a powerful combination! She has worked for Pierre Koffman at the famous Tante Claire restaurant in London and also for the brilliant chef Jean-Christophe Novelli. She is perhaps best-known for being a haute cuisine teacher on the reality television programme Ladette to Lady, and as a judge on Soapstar Superchef. She has also penned some excellent books, such as; 'Absolutely Foolproof', published by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, on the 2nd May 2011. She is passionate about food and she teaches with an infectious enthusiasm. She was born 21 January 1952, in London, England and is of Jewish parentage. She is also well-known for cooking daily on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. Rosemary was Head Chef at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle from 1998 till 2002. Along with her cheffing duties it was here where she ran her renowned cookery course for four years and published her first book, Rosemary - Castle Cook in 2001. In 2003 she moved her cookery school to Swinton Park. Rosemary's TV career began with the TV series Rosemary - Castle Cook, followed by Rosemary on the Road, both for Channel 5. She is now a familiar face on ITV, following up her Rosemary Shrager's School For Cooks series with regular appearances on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. She hosted the TV series Rosemary Shrager's School for Cooks, where ten contestants compete for the opportunity to work in a Michelin star restaurant. She played the part of a strict, no-nonsense headmistress on the MTV reality show, The Girls of Hedsor Hall. Then in 2011, she acted as a food historian along with the author Ivan Day who recreated dishes cooked for Queen Victoria on the 2011 BBC series Royal Upstairs Downstairs. Rosemary is represented in London by Useful Talent.