Ismet Shehu also known as Ceren Ismet Shehu is a UK-trained chef from Albania.[1] He was one of the five student chefs who served lunch to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations.[1] He is the owner of Kazerma e Cerenit, an Albanian historical military site which he turned into an agro-tourism business and dining restaurant.[2]
Ismet Shehu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation | Chef |
Life and career
editShehu, migrated from Albania to Britain at age 17.[3] After arriving in the UK, he entered the construction and hospitality industries where he served for a few years before taking up a university course in hospitality and catering.[3][4] The course gave him and four other students the rare opportunity of serving lunch to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations.[3][5]
Shehu later returned to Tirana, Albania, where he established and runs a chain of restaurants including Ceren Ismet Shehu and his newest restaurant Kazerma e Cerenit, an Albanian historical military site which he turned into an agro-tourism business and dining restaurant.[6][7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Albanian who entered UK in back of truck recalls serving lunch to Queen Elizabeth". arabnews.com. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Alyssa Lee,"Kazerma e Cerenit: A Historical Military Site Reinvented as Albania's First Green Agro-Tourism Business". hollywoodunlocked.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Albanian entered UK in back of truck recalls serving lunch to Queen Elizabeth". dailyasianage.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ ""Nëse s'do kisha ikur në Britani me kamion, nuk do isha i suksesshëm sot". Rrëfehet Ismet Shehu". gazetadita.al. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Daily Mail për Ismet Shehun: Gatoi për Mbretëreshën". ntv.al. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Mysocmedia Agency,"Kazerma e Cerenit: Where History, Sustainability, and Culinary Artistry Converge in Albania". influencerage.com. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Alyssa Lee,"Protected: Kazerma e Cerenit: A Historical Military Site Reinvented as Albania's First Green Agro-Tourism Business". msn.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Insane Albanian Food!! Farm to Table Slow Food at Ceren Ismet Shehu". davidsbeenhere.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Janë një nga dyshet më të dashura të Instagramit, por a do shef Ismet Shehu ta shohë të bijën në kuzhinë?". living.al. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2023.