Rosa Tschudi

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Rosa Tschudi (21 April 1924 – 17 October 2015) was a Swiss

Michelin stars during her career, which spanned 70 years[1] and cooked for Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.[1]

Restaurants owned

Rosa Tschudi was the owner of Hotel Krone in

Gockhausen
, named after herself. In 1995 she took on Restaurant"Gian Grossi"in Zürich, which she managed right up to her retirement in 1997.

Awards & Achievements

Rosa Tschudi received two

Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.[1] Rosa Tschudi was also selected as one of the 15 chefs, cooking for the 70. birthday of Prince Philip, together with Anton Mosimann.[3] Tschudi's specialty was a hearty local cuisine with "Haute Niveau", for example, "Fisch-Chnusperli", which is a Swiss dish of freshwater fish in beer batter, or Schwartenmagen. She also excelled at simple traditional dishes, such as marinated pot roast according to grandmother's recipe or handmade veal ravioli. A style of cooking which earned her the nickname "Grand Dame" of Helvetic cuisine.[1] In 1993 Tschudi created the menu for the First- Class cabin of Swissair.[3]

Published Books

Personal life

Rosa Tschudi was a hands-on chef and business owner who was passionate about her work. Even though she was one to get her 'hands dirty' in the kitchen herself, she always liked to have a professional, groomed appearance with perfect makeup and she watched her figure. Tschudi loved jewelry and Pucci dresses, which she was only able to wear outside the kitchen.

When on holiday, Rosa Tschudi traveled across countries in order to eat at friends' places. Her favorite was Henry Levy in Berlin, who owned a legendary restaurant called Maître. Tschudi also frequently traveled for work and liked to accept invitations from five-star hotels to present their art to her. Rosa Tschudi especially liked her detours to Hong Kong, various global cities, and luxury houses.[5]

Rosa Tschudi died on 17 October 2015, at the age of 91.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Böniger, Daniel (15 November 2015). "Die Grande Dame der Schweizer Gastronomie ist tot". Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ Wiesendanger, Mark. "restaurant.ch : Rosa-Tschudi-Woche in der Krone Gottlieben - Das Gastronomie-Portal". www.restaurant.ch. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^
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    . Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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  5. ^ "Königinmutter der Köche". Journal21 (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2017.