Quick Info
| Profession | Food writer, chef, baker, television presenter |
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| Nationality | English |
| Date of Birth | 24/03/1935 |
| Age | 91 years |
| Birthplace | Bath, England |
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Bio/Wiki
| Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings DBE is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter who has been teaching Britain how to cook for over six decades. Born in Bath in 1935, she survived a near-fatal bout of polio at age 13, after which she turned to her passion for cookery. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris at age 22 and has since become one of the nation's most prolific and beloved cookery writers and television personalities. |
Personal Life
| Residence | Buckinghamshire |
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Relationships & More
| Spouse | Paul Hunnings |
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Family
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Career
| Training | Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Bath School of Home Economics |
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| Early Career | Cookery editor of Housewife magazine and Ideal Home magazine in 1960s |
| Television | Afternoon Plus (1970s), Great British Bake Off judge (2009-2016), Mary Berry Everyday (2016), Cook And Share (2022), Ultimate Christmas (2022), Mary Makes It Easy (2023), Highland Christmas (2023), The Jubilee Pudding: 70 years In The Baking (2022), The Coronation Dish (2023), A Very Royal Christmas (2019) |
| Books | Over 80 cookery books, Autobiography Recipe for Life (2013) |
| Other | Aga Workshops (1990s), Good Food Show demonstrations, Mary Berry's Salad Dressing (launched by daughter Annabel in mid-1990s) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Survived polio at age 13 | |
| 2. Great-great-grandfather was a master baker | |
| 3. Mother lived to 105 | |
| 4. Patron of Child Bereavement UK (2008) | |
| 5. President of National Garden Scheme (2016) | |
| 6. Awards: CBE (2012), BAFTA for Great British Bake Off (2012), Lifetime Achievement from Guild of Food Writers (2009), Honorary Degree from Bath Spa University (2012) | |
| 7. Great-great-grandfather Robert Houghton was a master baker in the 1860s who provided bread for a local workhouse in Norwich | |
| 8. Mother Margaret lived to 105 (1905-2011) | |
| 9. Father Alleyne William Steward Berry served as Mayor of Bath in 1952 and was closely involved in establishing the University of Bath | |
| 10. Aga Workshops attracted over twelve thousand visitors over sixteen years | |
| 11. Has worked with assistant Lucy Young for over thirty-five years |