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- Author & Cookery Consultant
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- Extract
from the foreword written by Maya Angelou in Caribbean and African
Cookery.
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- “When
Rosamund Grant invites us to join her Caribbean fests. ..
we are offered painless lessons in healthful eating and are
asked only to bring open minds, expectant palates.
I like this kind of writing and I like this kind of invitation.
I accept”.
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- Rosamund
Grant was born in Guyana, South America, and has been living in England
since 1961. Specialising
in Caribbean and African cooker, she has travelled extensively to West
Africa, the Caribbean and Europe.
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- Rosamund is
author of the numerous books including the following:
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- Caribbean and African Cookery
- Taste of the Caribbean
- Taste of Africa
- Hot Chefs
- The essential African cookbook
- Caribbean
- Cooking of the Caribbean. Tropical Taste sensations from the islands in the sun
- Classic African
- Classic Caribbean
- Classic Cuisine (Irish)
- Classic Cuisine (African)
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- I an addition
to writing, Rosamund has
been very busy using her talents, skills and knowledge.
Below follows the range of Rosamund’s experience.
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- Restaurateur
- Rosamund was
founder, co-owner and chef of Bambaya’s Restaurant, in London from
1984 to 1992. The
restaurant was a trend-setting, popular restaurant in fashionable Crouch
End, on the site which is presently Barbella’s.
The establishment presented traditional and creative cuisine from
Caribbean, Africa, North, South and Latin America.
Bambaya inspired other restaurants that followed in the 90’s
and raised the profile of Caribbean Cuisine in Britain.
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- Caterer
- Rosamund has
been a freelance caterer for twenty five years – catering for small
and large functions, eg. Prince’s after-concert parties for Island
Records. She is
experienced in catering for all types of functions from private through
to large international festivals.
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- Television
and Radio
- A variety of
work has been undertaken for television and radio, in Great Britain and
the Caribbean – BBC TV magazine programmes, eg.
- Bazaar,
Ebony, ‘Hot Chefs’ for a two-week series with accompanying book;
- Carlton
Food Network, Celebrity Chef with presenter – Floella Benjamin on
Carlton Food Network 2000.
- Numerous
radio programmes, covering international, national and regional
broadcasts. Eg Woman’s
Hour, BBC World Service.
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- Newspapers
and Magazines
- Various
articles and features for national newspapers and periodicals have been
written by or about Rosamund Grant.
- Examples are:
- Radio
Times (food feature)
- Sunday
Times Magazine (‘Relative values with brother Bernie Grant MP)
- The
Guardian; Here’s Health
- The
Independent;
- The
Voice
- Weekly
Journal
- BBC
Good Food Magazine
- Caribbean
Times
- Cookery
Editor for Pride Magazine
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- Cookery
Consultant
- Rosamund is a
consultant specialising in both traditional and creative African and
Caribbean cuisine. Her
range of work covers research into the origins of ‘Black’ food,
encompassing the historical perspective, Euro/Asian/African influences;
diversity and similarities in African and Caribbean food culture.
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- Recipe
development and advisory work
- Development
work on multi-cultural food has taken place with a variety of
institutions eg.
- American
Rice Federation
- Homepride
- Sainsbury’s
- Tesco
- Hospitals
– Guy’s, Whittington.
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- Associations
- Rosamund was
an honoured guest at the ‘Women of the Year’ luncheon
- She is a
member of the Guild of Food Writers
- She is also
an Associate Member of the Parliamentary Food and Health Forum
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- Demonstrator/teacher
- Rosamund has
demonstrated recipes at venues including:
- Harrods,
- Commonwealth Institute
- Olympia
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- Future
projects
- Rosamund
plans to continue her important work in the food industry.
Plans include the following:
- TV
series presenting African and Caribbean cookery
- Advisory
work to restaurant/catering establishment
- Further
cookery books on Caribbean and African Cookery
- Black
School of Cookery
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- Email: rosamund.grant@virgin.net
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