HARTS KITCHEN
CELEBRITY CHEF
STILL WATERS With a career in TV spanning more than three decades, Lesley Waters’ passion for food remains as strong as ever
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er Dorset-based cookery school has been established since 2006, but the awardwinning chef fell in love with teaching many years before that. London-born Lesley launched her food journey by studying French cuisine at Ealing College before joining Prue Leith’s restaurant, rapidly rising through the ranks to become senior chef. She went on to join Leith’s School of Food and Wine as an instructor. Since then, Lesley has written in excess of 20 books, and been a regular on television shows since the late 80s, including This Morning, Ready Steady Cook and Great Food Live. The mother-of-2, who refers to her family as “her rock”, places an emphasis on healthy eating and has somehow found the time to qualify as a fitness instructor. She has regularly represented British food at international cookery exhibitions. Her heart, however, is firmly in Dorset. Having fallen in love with the area and its abundance of great local produce, she realised a dream by opening the Lesley Waters Cook School. Originally in Abbots Hill, it has now moved to the heart of historic Shaftesbury, where Lesley’s favourite Abbey Gardens are also situated. Her school offers demonstrations and handson classes with a focus on creating easy, modern dishes and a wide range of themed cookery days. In addition, she is a regular guest chef at White Pepper Chef Academy and Cookery School in Lytchett Matravers, near Poole. This summer Lesley is looking forward
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