Dame Prue Leith attends charity dinner at Cotswolds restaurant

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 13:08 · Archive

Dame Prue Leith attended a charity evening at The Bower House in Shipston-on-Stour on Thursday, October 8.

Dame Prue Leith, the 86-year-old restaurateur, broadcaster and cookery writer, attended a charity evening at The Bower House in Shipston-on-Stour on Thursday, October 8. The event was held in aid of Chefs in Schools and featured cocktails, supper, an interview, Q&A and a book signing.

The menu included braised lamb shoulder, a hazelnut and autumn vegetable pavé and a cauliflower and butternut squash velouté. The restaurant posted a video of the event on Instagram, noting that Leith had approved of their version of 'autumn pear and sherry trifle', pronouncing it 'excellent'.

The Bower House is a restaurant with rooms in Shipston-on-Stour, with chef Leo Kattou heading its kitchen and focusing on seasonal produce and local ingredients. Leith, who lives locally in the Cotswolds, is one of Britain's best-known food personalities, having judged The Great British Bake Off from 2017 until 2025 and Great British Menu. She founded Leiths School of Food and Wine.

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• Celebrity TV chef spotted dining at cosy Cotswolds restaurantA celebrity TV chef has been spotted dining at a cosy restaurant in the Cotswolds, over the Oxfordshire border.Oxford Mail · 13 Oct, 12:30
• Celebrity TV chef spotted dining at cosy Cotswolds restaurantA celebrity TV chef has been spotted dining at a cosy restaurant in the Cotswolds, over the Oxfordshire border.Oxfordshire Guardian · 13 Oct, 12:30

In this story: Dame Prue Leith · The Bower House · Shipston-on-Stour · Leo Kattou · Chefs in Schools · Cotswolds

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