![]() ![]() She has said that the period of forced separation from her family while in the hospital "toughened up" and taught her to make the most of every opportunity she would have. This resulted in her having a twisted spine, a weaker left hand and thinner left arm. Īt the age of 13, Berry contracted polio and had to spend three months in hospital. Mary's great-great-grandfather on her father's side, Robert Houghton, was a master baker in the 1860s who provided bread for a local workhouse in Norwich. Alleyne was a surveyor and planner who served as Mayor of Bath in 1952 and was closely involved in establishing the University of Bath at Claverton Down. She was a judge on the television programme The Great British Bake Off until 2016.īerry was born on 24 March 1935, the second of three children, to Margaret (‘Marjorie’, née Wilson 1905–2011) and Alleyne William Steward Berry (1904–1989). Berry is an occasional contributor to Woman's Hour and Saturday Kitchen. She hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. ![]() Her first book was The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook in 1970. She has published more than 75 cookery books, including her best-selling Baking Bible in 2009. She then moved to France at the age of 22 to study at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs. ![]() After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she studied catering at college. ĭame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings DBE ( née Berry born 24 March 1935) is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. ![]() From the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 29 July 2012. ![]()
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