Bellamy, John (1745/6–1816), caterer, is a figure about whom little is known other than through his association with the houses of parliament, where he was a messenger and held the office of deputy housekeeper and, later, housekeeper to the House of Commons. He was also a wine merchant and was in partnership with his son, who became a noted wine merchant in Parliament Street. ...
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Bellamy, John (1745/6–1816), caterer
Robert Brown
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Berni, Aldo (1909–1997)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Aldo Berni (1909–1997) by unknown photographer Bristol Evening Post
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Berni, Aldo (1909–1997), restaurateur
Paul Levy
Berni, Aldo (1909–1997), restaurateur, was born on 14 March 1909 in Bardi in northern Italy, the youngest of three sons of Louis Berni, the owner of the Louis Café in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, which served meals consisting of soup, a joint, and two vegetables. ...
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Bertorelli, Joe [Giuseppe Domenico] (1893–1994), restaurateur
Paul Levy
Bertorelli, Joe [Giuseppe Domenico] (1893–1994), restaurateur, was born on 10 June 1893 at Bergazzi di Bardi, Piacenza, Liguria, Italy, the youngest of the four sons of Lazzaro and Marianna Bertorelli. By the time of his birth his father and three elder brothers were already living and working in ...
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Boulestin, (Xavier) Marcel (1878–1943)
Maker: Marcel Gromaire
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(Xavier) Marcel Boulestin (1878–1943) by Marcel Gromaire, 1925 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016
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Boulestin, (Xavier) Marcel (1878–1943), restaurateur and writer on cookery
Brigid Allen
Boulestin, (Xavier) Marcel (1878–1943), restaurateur and writer on cookery, was born at Poitiers, France, where his mother, the daughter of a former lycée teacher, shared the house of his widowed maternal grandmother. Boulestin grew up and attended school in Poitiers, developing strong interests in music and the theatre. He visited his father, who maintained a largely separate existence, only for a month each summer, at the property that he owned at ...
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Carrier, Robert (1923–2006), writer on cookery and restaurateur
Paul Levy
Carrier, Robert (1923–2006), writer on cookery and restaurateur, was born Robert Carrier McMahon on 10 November 1923, at Tarrytown, New York state, USA, the third son of a wealthy property lawyer of Irish descent. His mother was of German descent, and also from a wealthy background. (His middle name, later his assumed surname, was that of one of his grandmothers, chosen because it looked good in print and was easy to pronounce in French.) When his parents lost their money following the ...
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Carrier, Robert (1923–2006)
Maker: Barry Marsden
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Robert Carrier (1923–2006) by Barry Marsden, 1998 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cassandro, Mario (1920–2011), restaurateur
Paul Levy
Cassandro, Mario (1920–2011), restaurateur, was born in Naples, Italy, on 14 April 1920, the third son and third of four children of Serafino Cassandro (1882–1929), a hairdresser, and his wife, Maria (1889–1970). He left school early to help his mother support the family. He once showed a journalist friend the stall in the ...
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Costa [née Murphy], Margaret Mary (1917–1999), restaurateur and writer on cookery
Paul Levy
Costa [née Murphy], Margaret Mary (1917–1999), restaurateur and writer on cookery, was born on 30 August 1917 in Umtali, Southern Rhodesia, where her father, Michael John Murphy, was a senior official in the customs and excise department of the Southern Rhodesian government. His job entailed frequent moves while she was growing up, including a time in ...
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Forbes [née St Clair-Erskine], Lady Angela Selina Bianca (1876–1950), wartime catering organizer
Clayre Percy
Forbes [née St Clair-Erskine], Lady Angela Selina Bianca (1876–1950), wartime catering organizer, was born at 8 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London, on 11 June 1876, the fifth of the five children of Robert Francis St Clair-Erskine, fourth earl of Rosslyn (1833–1890), and seventh child of his wife, ...
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Gatti family (per. 1847–1981), restaurateurs, theatre owners, and entrepreneurs
Peter Barber
Gatti family (per. 1847–1981), restaurateurs, theatre owners, and entrepreneurs, came to prominence with Carlo Gatti (1817–1878), who was born into a patrician family in the frazione (district) of Marogno in Dongio, Val di Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland, on 27 July 1817, the youngest of four sons and three daughters of ...
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Gray [née Swann], Clemency Anne Rosemary [Rose] (1939–2010), restaurateur and cookery writer
Paul Levy
Gray [née Swann], Clemency Anne Rosemary [Rose] (1939–2010), restaurateur and cookery writer, was born on 28 January 1939 at 23 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, the daughter of (Elizabeth) Anne Swann, née Lawrence (1910–1985), daughter of Sir William Matthew Trevor Lawrence, third baronet. Rose's...
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Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Denis Edward Lemon (1945–1994) by unknown photographer, 1977 Getty Images
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Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994), newspaper proprietor and restaurateur
Peter Burton
Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994), newspaper proprietor and restaurateur, was born on 11 August 1945 at Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the eldest child and only son of Albert Edward Lemon, an executive officer with the Assistance Board, and his partner, Jane Kenyon, formerly Unsworth (1912–1988)...
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Lo, Kenneth Hsiao Chien [Lo Xiaojan] (1913–1995), restaurateur and tennis player
Paul Levy
Lo, Kenneth Hsiao Chien [Lo Xiaojan] (1913–1995), restaurateur and tennis player, was born on 12 September 1913 in Fuzhou, southern China, the second of the three sons of Lo Tsung Hien (Lo Zong Xian), a diplomatist, and his wife, Wei Ying...
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