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After completing a [[Le Cordon Bleu|Cordon Bleu]] course she founded and managed her own catering company, Corporate Catering Company |
After completing a [[Le Cordon Bleu|Cordon Bleu]] course she founded and managed her own catering company, Corporate Catering Company.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |last1=Gould |first1=Kevin |last2=Karmel |first2=Annabel |title=We can all go to work on an egg |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/4815265/We-can-all-go-to-work-on-an-egg.html |accessdate=10 August 2019 |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |date=31 August 2002}}</ref> Hamilton-Fairley’s vocation for teaching cookery was sparked in 1987 when she began to teach adult how to cook in a number of adult educational centers in London boroughs. Hamilton-Fairley founded KCS in 1995, when she began to teach children in her own home following the realization that her own children would not learn to cook at school.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} |
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In 2018 Hamilton-Fairley continued to advocate for children learning to cook. She has said that for two decades children were not taught to cook is schools and now they are a generation that lives on junk food.<ref name="Evening Standard">{{cite web |last1=DAVIS |first1=ANNA |title=Ready, steady... learn to cook! Appeal families get pop-up class |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/help-a-hungry-child/ready-steady-learn-to-cook-appeal-families-get-popup-class-a3735446.html |website=standard |publisher=Evening Standard |accessdate=9 August 2019}}</ref> Hamilton-Fairley has been called a children's cooking expert.<ref name="wallstreet">{{cite web |title=Despite the Nation's Obsession with TV Cooking Programmes, Only a Third of Families are Cooking Together Every Month |url=https://www.wallstreet-online.de/_amp/nachricht/8862138-despite-the-nation-s-obsession-with-tv-cooking-programmes-only-a-third-of-families-are-cooking-together-every-month |website=wallstreet-online |publisher=wallstreet:online AG |accessdate=9 August 2019}}</ref> |
In 2018 Hamilton-Fairley continued to advocate for children learning to cook. She has said that for two decades children were not taught to cook is schools and now they are a generation that lives on junk food.<ref name="Evening Standard">{{cite web |last1=DAVIS |first1=ANNA |title=Ready, steady... learn to cook! Appeal families get pop-up class |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/help-a-hungry-child/ready-steady-learn-to-cook-appeal-families-get-popup-class-a3735446.html |website=standard |publisher=Evening Standard |accessdate=9 August 2019}}</ref> Hamilton-Fairley has been called a children's cooking expert.<ref name="wallstreet">{{cite web |title=Despite the Nation's Obsession with TV Cooking Programmes, Only a Third of Families are Cooking Together Every Month |url=https://www.wallstreet-online.de/_amp/nachricht/8862138-despite-the-nation-s-obsession-with-tv-cooking-programmes-only-a-third-of-families-are-cooking-together-every-month |website=wallstreet-online |publisher=wallstreet:online AG |accessdate=9 August 2019}}</ref> |
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Fiona Hamilton-Fairley | |
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| Born | 22 June 1963[1] |
| Children | 3 |
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| Cooking style | Children's cooking |
Fiona Hamilton-Fairley (June 22, 1963) is the founder and CEO of The Kids' Cookery School in Acton, West London.[2] She founded the cookery school for children in 1995 and she has authored three books. She is also a 2019 recipient of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award.
Career
After completing a Cordon Bleu course she founded and managed her own catering company, Corporate Catering Company.[3] Hamilton-Fairley’s vocation for teaching cookery was sparked in 1987 when she began to teach adult how to cook in a number of adult educational centers in London boroughs. Hamilton-Fairley founded KCS in 1995, when she began to teach children in her own home following the realization that her own children would not learn to cook at school.[citation needed]
In 2018 Hamilton-Fairley continued to advocate for children learning to cook. She has said that for two decades children were not taught to cook is schools and now they are a generation that lives on junk food.[4] Hamilton-Fairley has been called a children's cooking expert.[5]
Awards
- The Halifax Giving Extra Award (2015) [6]
- Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2019)[7][8]
Books
- I Can’t Cook (1993) By Fiona Hamilton-Fairley, Bloomsbury Press
- I Can’t Cook: Entertaining (1995) By Fiona Hamilton-Fairley, Bloomsbury Press
- The Kids' Cook Book (2005) By Fiona Hamilton-Fairley, Self-published
- Little Cooks: 30 Delicious Recipes to Make and Enjoy (2008) By Fiona Hamilton-Fairley, New Holland
Personal life
Hamilton-Fairley lives in London and has three children.
External links
- Order of the British Empire – official website of the British Monarchy
References
- ^ "Fiona Hamilton-Fairley". prabook. World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Knox Merrill, Mary (20 March 2007). "At this school, the food is part of the curriculum". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Gould, Kevin; Karmel, Annabel (31 August 2002). "We can all go to work on an egg". Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ DAVIS, ANNA. "Ready, steady... learn to cook! Appeal families get pop-up class". standard. Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Despite the Nation's Obsession with TV Cooking Programmes, Only a Third of Families are Cooking Together Every Month". wallstreet-online. wallstreet:online AG. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Bazaraa, Danya. "Children's cookery school founder awarded for going 'above and beyond'". mylondon.news. My London (Reach plc subsidiary). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Order of the British Empire". Thegazette. The Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Hughs, David. "Queen's birthday honours list 2019: full list of everyone being recognised this year". inews. JPIMedia Ltd.