Prue Leith

Dame Prue Leith, DBE, is a South African-British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist. She started a catering business, which grew into Leith’s Good Food, and opened her Michelin-starred restaurant, Leith’s, in 1969. In 1975, she founded Leith’s School of Food and Wine, which trains professional chefs and amateur cooks. Leith was a judge on BBC Two’s Great British Menu for 11 years, before joining The Great British Bake Off in March 2017, replacing Mary Berry, when the programme moved to Channel 4. She advocates for improving food in schools and hospitals.