Marguerite Patten
Marguerite Patten worked for the Ministry of Food during the Second World War, in East Anglia and London. She then took charge of the Ministry of Food Bureau at Harrods, Knightsbridge; her job was to help families prepare nutritious and appetizing dishes with their weekly rations. Marguerite is now known as one of Britain's most famous cookery writers, with over 160 cookery books to her credit. Post-War Kitchen is a companion volume to We'll Eat Again and The Victory Cookbook.
Marguerite was awarded the OBE for her services to the art of cookery in 1991. In 1995 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guild of Food Writers. In 2000 she appeared on the popular television programme This is Your Life.
