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Valentina Harris

Celebrity Chef Valentina Harris is the noted authority on Italian food and food culture and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Celebrity Chef Valentina Harris is the noted authority on Italian food and food culture and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
Descending from the important Renaissance Sforza family, Valentina is bright, passionate, accessible and appeals to people far beyond her chosen subject. Valentina has a cookery school in Italy and also in the south of France www.villavalentina.com where guests combine an truly wonderful holiday with an exciting `hands on` cookery and wine experience. Being a prolific author as well as doing many TV appearances, she is always in demand to appear at top food events. She has given innumerable live cookery demonstrations and lectures extensively across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Africa. Valentina’s first cookery book, Perfect Pasta, has been translated into six languages and won The Award for Literature and Gastronomy in Germany.
Valentina`s new TV series `Tasting History!` was recently shown on Anglia Television.
Seven other books followed on from the success of Perfect Pasta culminating in the BBC six-part television series. Italian Regional Cookery. Transmitted in the UK, it has since been repeated several times as well as being shown in the USA and Australasia. The book of the series became a top ten best seller.
She has written over 20 books on Italian cookery and has also contributed to The Sunday Times Cooks Companion and Insight Guide to Tuscany amongst others. Valentina is now established as a prolific writer on Italian food and cuisine and regularly features on television and radio and contributes to many leading national newspapers and magazines.
Valentina has worked as a consultant to many supermarkets as well as food manufacturers such as Sacla. Her skills are also sought by food appliance companies, hotel and restaurant groups for marketing, promotions, product, recipe and menu development, through to lecturing, teaching and training. Valentina also lends her skills and experience to the restaurant industry and has been working in this aspect of the food world on many different levels for several prominent London restaurants.
These include:
staff training and recruitment (Kitchen and FOH)
ingredient sourcing
equipment sourcing
menu creation and/or redevelopment
pr and marketing
building project management (kitchen and FOH)
styling - china/napiery/colour schemes/glassware/cutlery etc. etc.
organisation and hosting of launch parties
formation of restaurant “clubs”
food photography and recipe development
As a raconteur, Valentina has an ability to put across her deep knowledge of Italian food culture and history in a most entertaining and accessible way which makes her in demand as an after dinner speaker as well making her demonstrations uniquely fulfilling for those taking part. She regularly caters for prestigious events as diverse as a party for 2,500 guests at Alexandra Palace through to a very special dinner for two and sumptious dinner parties at client`s homes with her very able team.
Her books include: Perfect Pasta, Regional Italian Cookery, Edible Italy: A Travellers Guide, Southern Italian Cooking, Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse, Valentina’s Regional Italian Cookery, Valentina’s Italian Family Feasts, The Cooking of Tuscany, Valentina’s Complete Italian Cookery Course, Instant Italian, Southern Italian Cooking, Simply Italian, Valentina Harris Cooks Italian, What Pasta? Which Sauce? Risotto! Risotto! Italia! Italia! Valentina’s 4 Season Cook Book and new books commissioned are: 100 Great Risottos, Al Fresco Cooking, Recipes from Villa Valentina. Her latest best selling books are Recipes From An Italian Terrace and Classic Italian Cookery. Valentina is currently writing her much awaited autobigraphy.
Valentina’s many television appearances include:
UK: Team Captain on BBC 1 Eat your Words.- School Dinners - Open House -
Classic Dishes - Carlton Food Network - Through The Keyhole - Food and
Drink - Who’ll do the Pudding - - This Morning -The Heat is On - Esther! -
Surprise Surprise - The Andrew Neil Show - Ready, Steady, Cook! Valentina’s
Italian Regional Cookery - Masterchef - Health UK - Good Morning with Anne
and Nick -GM TV - Summer Scene - The Fish Course - Bazaar - Open Air.
Her radio credits include: BBC National Radio Stations 2, 4 and 5 Food Programmes -
Veg Talk - Classic FM; Question of Taste - LBC - Talk Radio - Radio Wales. Australia: Many local stations in all key towns/cities on both North and South Islands. South Africa: various broadcasts on both National and local radio for the Gourmet Food Festival in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Journalistic Contributions: The London Evening Standard -The Times - Sunday Times Magazine - The Mail on Sunday You Magazine - Sainsburys Masterclass Cook Book - Homes & Gardens - Woman & Home - Essentials - House of Fraser-Bella - Options - Family Circle -Insight Guide to Tuscany.- Decanter Magazine - BBC Good Food Magazine - BBC Good Food Vegetarian Magazine - Radio Times -- Taste - A la Carte - Italy Magazine.
Nominations: Best Cookery Series - BBC 2’s Italian Regional Cookery, Glenfiddich Awards, Best International Food Book- Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse. James Beard Awards, New York . Best Cookery Book - Risotto !Risotto!- Andre Simon Awards 1998.
Valentina recently demonstrated in Frankfurt and Paris and appears in the main theatre at the BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham, she regularly appears on UK Food`s Good Food Live! where she demonstrates many Italian recipes.
© Biography Celebrity Chefs UK 2011

Descending from the important Renaissance Sforza family, Valentina is bright, passionate, accessible and appeals to people far beyond her chosen subject. Valentina has a cookery school in Italy and also in the south of France www.valentinaharris.com where guests combine an truly wonderful holiday with an exciting `hands on` cookery and wine experience. Being a prolific author as well as doing many TV appearances, she is always in demand to appear at top food events. She has given innumerable live cookery demonstrations and lectures extensively across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Africa. Valentina’s first cookery book, Perfect Pasta, has been translated into six languages and won The Award for Literature and Gastronomy in Germany.

Valentina’s new TV series ‘Tasting History!’ was recently shown on Anglia Television.

Seven other books followed on from the success of Perfect Pasta culminating in the BBC six-part television series. Italian Regional Cookery. Transmitted in the UK, it has since been repeated several times as well as being shown in the USA and Australasia. The book of the series became a top ten best seller.

She has written over 20 books on Italian cookery and has also contributed to The Sunday Times Cooks Companion and Insight Guide to Tuscany amongst others. Valentina is now established as a prolific writer on Italian food and cuisine and regularly features on television and radio and contributes to many leading national newspapers and magazines.

Valentina has worked as a consultant to many supermarkets as well as food manufacturers such as Sacla. Her skills are also sought by food appliance companies, hotel and restaurant groups for marketing, promotions, product, recipe and menu development, through to lecturing, teaching and training. Valentina also lends her skills and experience to the restaurant industry and has been working in this aspect of the food world on many different levels for several prominent London restaurants.

These include:

  • staff training and recruitment (Kitchen and FOH)
  • ingredient sourcing
  • equipment sourcing
  • menu creation and/or redevelopment
  • pr and marketing
  • building project management (kitchen and FOH)
  • styling - china/napiery/colour schemes/glassware/cutlery etc. etc.
  • organisation and hosting of launch parties
  • formation of restaurant “clubs”
  • food photography and recipe development

As a raconteur, Valentina has an ability to put across her deep knowledge of Italian food culture and history in a most entertaining and accessible way which makes her in demand as an after dinner speaker as well making her demonstrations uniquely fulfilling for those taking part. She regularly caters for prestigious events as diverse as a party for 2,500 guests at Alexandra Palace through to a very special dinner for two and sumptious dinner parties at client`s homes with her very able team.

Her books include: Perfect Pasta, Regional Italian Cookery, Edible Italy: A Travellers Guide, Southern Italian Cooking, Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse, Valentina’s Regional Italian Cookery, Valentina’s Italian Family Feasts, The Cooking of Tuscany, Valentina’s Complete Italian Cookery Course, Instant Italian, Southern Italian Cooking, Simply Italian, Valentina Harris Cooks Italian, What Pasta? Which Sauce? Risotto! Risotto! Italia! Italia! Valentina’s 4 Season Cook Book and new books commissioned are: 100 Great Risottos, Al Fresco Cooking, Recipes from Villa Valentina. Her latest best selling books are Recipes From An Italian Terrace and Classic Italian Cookery. Valentina is currently writing her much awaited autobigraphy.

Valentina’s many television appearances include:

UK: Team Captain on BBC 1 Eat your Words.- School Dinners - Open House -

Classic Dishes - Carlton Food Network - Through The Keyhole - Food and

Drink - Who’ll do the Pudding - - This Morning -The Heat is On - Esther! -

Surprise Surprise - The Andrew Neil Show - Ready, Steady, Cook! Valentina’s

Italian Regional Cookery - Masterchef - Health UK - Good Morning with Anne

and Nick -GM TV - Summer Scene - The Fish Course - Bazaar - Open Air.

Her radio credits include: BBC National Radio Stations 2, 4 and 5 Food Programmes:

Veg Talk - Classic FM; Question of Taste - LBC - Talk Radio - Radio Wales. Australia: Many local stations in all key towns/cities on both North and South Islands. South Africa: various broadcasts on both National and local radio for the Gourmet Food Festival in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Journalistic Contributions: The London Evening Standard -The Times - Sunday Times Magazine - The Mail on Sunday You Magazine - Sainsburys Masterclass Cook Book - Homes & Gardens - Woman & Home - Essentials - House of Fraser-Bella - Options - Family Circle -Insight Guide to Tuscany.- Decanter Magazine - BBC Good Food Magazine - BBC Good Food Vegetarian Magazine - Radio Times -- Taste - A la Carte - Italy Magazine.

Nominations: Best Cookery Series - BBC 2’s Italian Regional Cookery, Glenfiddich Awards, Best International Food Book- Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse. James Beard Awards, New York . Best Cookery Book - Risotto !Risotto!- Andre Simon Awards 1998.

Valentina recently demonstrated in Frankfurt and Paris and appears in the main theatre at the BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham, she regularly appears on UK Food`s Good Food Live! where she demonstrates many Italian recipes.

© Biography Celebrity Chefs UK 2011

 

 

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