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Allegra McEvedy (Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy) was born on 23 November, 1970 in Hammersmith, London, England, is an English chef, broadcaster and writer. Discover Allegra McEvedy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
Popular As |
Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy |
Occupation |
Chef, broadcaster, writer |
Age |
53 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
23 November, 1970 |
Birthday |
23 November |
Birthplace |
Hammersmith, London, England |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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She is a member of famous Chef with the age 53 years old group.
Allegra McEvedy Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Allegra McEvedy height not available right now. We will update Allegra McEvedy's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Allegra McEvedy's Husband?
Her husband is Susi Smither (2006–2012)
Family |
Parents |
Colin McEvedy |
Husband |
Susi Smither (2006–2012) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
2 |
Allegra McEvedy Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Allegra McEvedy worth at the age of 53 years old? Allegra McEvedy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Chef. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Allegra McEvedy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Chef |
Allegra McEvedy Social Network
Timeline
Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy MBE (born 23 November 1970) is an English chef, broadcaster and writer.
McEvedy was born and raised in Hammersmith.
Interviewed by The New York Times, she said, "Mine was all about what we’d had for breakfast and the great ice cream we had in Florence that afternoon."
Her father Colin McEvedy was a consultant psychiatrist, historian and writer; her mother was a writer.
She was privately educated at St Paul's Girls' School, attending the school at the same time as Daisy Garnett, later food columnist of The Observer.
McEvedy completed her classical French training in 1991 at the Cordon Bleu in London.
She also obtained the Higher Certificate from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
She later worked at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill, Green's, The Belvedere in Holland Park, Alfred's, the Groucho Club and The River Café.
She obtained her first Head Chef position at Tom Conran's restaurant The Cow, in Notting Hill, at the age of 24.
During a spell in the United States, facilitated by being awarded a special visa as 'an alien with extraordinary ability in the culinary arts', McEvedy worked at Rubicon and Jardinière in San Francisco, and ran the kitchen at Robert De Niro's New York City restaurant Tribeca Grill, regularly doing 500 covers a night.
Whilst in New York she catered for an exclusive Democratic Party fundraiser, personally cooking for President Clinton.
However, she became disillusioned with cooking "posh food for rich people", and put into action a plan to specialise in affordable dining when she returned to the UK.
Upon returning to London, McEvedy joined The Good Cook group, initially as Head Chef of The Tabernacle, a community restaurant in Notting Hill, and later as Head Chef of The Good Cook in Kensington High Street.
In summer 2000 she set up the first outdoor café in the Zaha Hadid Pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery.
McEvedy published her first book, The Good Cook (Hodder) in 2000, and in October 2006 published her second, Allegra McEvedy's Colour Cookbook (Kyle Cathie).
Between 2002 and 2004, she was the inaugural Chef in Residence at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Leon opened its first outlet in Carnaby Street in 2004.
Six months after opening, Leon was named the "Best New Restaurant in Great Britain" at the Observer Food Monthly Awards.
In August 2006, she formed a civil partnership with Susi Smither.
It won the International Association of Culinary Professionals 2007 Cookbook award in the Chefs and Restaurants category.
McEvedy was the Chef in Residence at The Guardian starting 2007.
In October 2008 her third book, Leon: Ingredients & Recipes (Conran Octopus); Giles Coren of The Times said it was "Without doubt, the coolest food book I have ever seen."
She was the chef in the 2008 BBC television series The Supersizers Go... with Giles Coren and Sue Perkins recreating historical British dishes such as Eel pie, Paraffin Cake and Tansy.
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to the hospitality industry.
McEvedy's mother died when she was aged 17.
As a consequence of this, and the stress arising from coming out as gay, she found adjusting to adult life difficult and was expelled from school, though she nevertheless took and passed her A-levels.
In March 2009 McEvedy gave up her role at Leon to focus on writing and television work, but she remains a shareholder in the business.
A six-part BBC Two series, Economy Gastronomy, presented by McEvedy and Paul Merrett, began in August 2009 and was accompanied by a book of the same title.
The couple dissolved their civil partnership in 2012.
Allegra McEvedy has been a Patron of The Fairtrade Foundation since 2012.
McEvedy opened Blackfoot, a pork-focused restaurant in Exmouth Market, London, in December 2013; it remained open until February 2016.
However, her last article there was printed in February 2015.
In 2015, she replaced Mary Berry as one of the two judges in the BBC TV series Junior Bake Off.
She was engaged to Jack Monroe but the relationship ended in 2015, before they married.
In 2016, she was one of the judges of BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards, judging the Cook of the Year award.
In 2018, she hosted the CBBC series Step Up to the Plate with Fred Sirieix, in which they tested eight young people in each episode to see if they have the skills to run their own restaurant.