Joyce Molyneux (17 April 1931 – 27 October 2022)[1][2] was a British chef and restaurateur, who became one of the first women to receive a Michelin star.[3][4]

Writing in The Telegraph in 2003, Jan Moir said "Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the chef, Joyce Molyneux, was at the forefront of the growth of modern British cooking".[5]

Molyneux worked in just three restaurant kitchens, Mulberry Tree in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1950s, Hole in the Wall in Bath in the 1960s, and for 25 years at The Carved Angel in Dartmouth, Devon until her retirement in 1999.[1]

In 1959 she met Stephen Rodríguez-García, who was working at the Mulberry Tree as a waiter. He became her partner until his death in 1994.[1]

Bibliography

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  • The Carved Angel Cookery Book (1990)Credited to Joyce Molyneux and Sophie Grigson.[6]
  • Born to Cook: Angel Food (2011)[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce Molyneux obituary, theguardian.com. 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Joyce MOLYNEUX - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ Bob Granleese. "Joyce Molyneux: 'I just loved cooking' | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Joyce Molyneux obituary" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Are you ready to order? This week: The Carved Angel". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b Granleese, Bob (28 September 2011). "Joyce Molyneux: 'I just loved cooking' | Chefs | The Guardian". The Guardian.
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