Lesley Waters
Lesley Waters is a chef, TV personality and founder of her own cookery school.
First taking to the TV screens in the late 1980s, Lesley became a popular face on Ready Steady Cook, Great Food Live and later a regular on This Morning.
Most recently, Lesley appeared on the Chefs: Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth Is for BBC1, Food Network’s The Big Eat, ITV’s You’re Back in the Room, and Dog Rescuers on Channel 5.
Lesley founded her very successful cookery school based at Abbot’s Hill Farm in Dorset. She likes to cook seasonal food whenever possible and her simple, modern style creates dishes that are easy to recreate with stunning results.
Over the years Lesley has worked with a number of high profile brands. She is currently an ambassador for DuPont Teflon, and was previously the face of Lidl Supermarkets.
Lesley is passionate about healthy eating and keeping fit, and is a qualified fitness instructor.
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Lesley Waters | Background
Lesley studied French Cuisine for three years at Ealing College, which included time as a chef at the Waldorf Hotel. During this training period, she won one gold, and two silver medals at Hotelympia and was awarded a scholarship to the Hotel Intercontinental, Dusseldorf.
She joined Prue Leith’s Restaurant and was quickly promoted to senior chef. She then worked as a freelance corporate chef and caterer for government officials before joining Leith’s School of Food and Wine as an instructor, rising to head tutor.
Here she perfected her cookery demonstration and food photography skills. She has often represented British food at international cookery displays, taking as her theme ‘good food for health’s sake’.
Lesley Waters |Beyond the Kitchen
Lesley headlined The British Club Singapore’s Best of British Festival in 2017, and regularly appears at events around the UK such as Telegraph Travel Show, BBC Good Food Show and Be:Fit London, and she is Patron of the Christchurch Food & Wine festival. She has also worked with a number of high profile brands. She is currently an ambassador for DuPont Teflon, and was previously the face of Lidl Supermarkets.
Lesley Waters | Books
Lesley has written many Her own books include: Deliciously Dairy Free; Broader Than Beans; Cooler Than Chillies; Fifteen Minute Feasts; Four Seasons Cookery; Classic Starters; and A Year at Abbots Hill. She has also collaborated, including with Sainsbury’s and Weight Watchers and is regularly in demand for her food journalism.
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