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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