ANGELA HARTNETT OBE

Born in Britain, Angela Hartnett is a chef and restauranteur known for her sophisticated yet simple, Italy-inspired cooking. 

Her passion for good, honest food and the best ingredients was instilled in her by her Italian grandmother and mother. After starting out in the kitchens at Aubergine, Zafferano, L’Oranger and Petrus, Hartnett became head chef at Petrus within seven months, helping the restaurant to achieve a Michelin star. She went on to launch Amaryllis in Scotland, Verre in Dubai, and MENU and The Grill Room at The Connaught, with Gordon Ramsay. 

In 2008, Hartnett opened her own restaurant, Murano, in Mayfair, where she is Chef Proprietor. Murano holds a Michelin star and is one of the few restaurants to hold 4 AA rosettes. In 2013, she opened Cafe Murano in St James, a brassier little sister to Murano. In 2015 and 2019, she opened a second and third Cafe Murano in Covent Garden and Bermondsey. In 2013, she also launched Merchants Tavern (now closed) in Shoreditch, in collaboration with her husband Neil Borthwick, Head Chef of The French House. Outside of London, she opened Hartnett Holder & Co in partnership with Robin Hutson and chef Luke Holder at Limewood Hotel, the New Forest, and in 2015, she joined the team at Portetta Hotel in Courchevel, France, to open Cucina Angelina. 

On television, Hartnett was the chef judge in BBC1’s Britain’s Best Home Cook in 2020, alongside Claudia Winkleman, Mary Berry and Chris Bavin. In 2022, she launched the podcast, Dish by Waitrose & Partners, which she co-hosts with celebrity broadcaster Nick Grimshaw. She has published three cookbooks: Cucina (2007), Angela’s Kitchen (2011) and the bestselling The Weekend Cook: Good Food for Real Life (2022). 

Her awards include an OBE in 2022 for services to the hospitality industry and to the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic, and an MBE in 2007 for services to the hospitality industry. In 2025, she opened her fourth Cafe Murano, located in Marylebone.