Rosa Tschudi (21 April 1924 – 17 October 2015) was a Swiss chef and author. The national daily newspaper Tages-Anzeiger has called her the "Grand Dame" of Swiss gastronomy.[1] Tschudi, a pioneering female chef in Switzerland, was awarded several Michelin stars during her career, which spanned 70 years[1] and cooked for Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.[1]
Restaurants owned
editRosa Tschudi was the owner of Hotel Krone in Gottlieben, Switzerland from 1968 to 1981.[2] She then acquired restaurant Bären in Nürensdorf and Restaurant Tschudi in Gockhausen, named after herself. In 1995 she took on Restaurant"Gian Grossi"in Zürich, which she managed right up to her retirement in 1997.
Awards & Achievements
editRosa Tschudi received two Michelin Stars, one during her time at Restaurant"Tschudi", which was the first Michelin Star in Zurich Gastronomy,[1] and one star at"Gian Grossi". Gault Millau awarded her with 17 points on numerous occasions.[1] She was a guest chef in several international kitchens, from Buenos Aires to Kairo over Hong Kong to Brisbane, and cooked for numerous dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.[1] Rosa Tschudi was also selected as one of the 15 chefs, cooking for the 70. birthday of Prince Philip, together with Anton Mosimann.[3] Tschudi's specialty was a hearty local cuisine with "Haute Niveau", for example, "Fisch-Chnusperli", which is a Swiss dish of freshwater fish in beer batter, or Schwartenmagen. She also excelled at simple traditional dishes, such as marinated pot roast according to grandmother's recipe or handmade veal ravioli. A style of cooking which earned her the nickname "Grand Dame" of Helvetic cuisine.[1] In 1993 Tschudi created the menu for the First- Class cabin of Swissair.[3]
Published Books
edit- Erfolgsrezepte aus meiner Küche. AT Verlag, Aarau 1999, ISBN 978-3-855-02671-5. Language: German. Rosa Tschudi published her own cooking book in 1999 during her retirement. The book is still widely available and liked by cooking enthusiasts. Receipts are said to be easy to replicate at home and range from Grande Cuisine to a variety of fish dishes, soups, marinated pot roasts, calf's head, tripe and Tschudi's infamous European perch fillets.[4]
Personal life
editRosa Tschudi was a hands-on chef and business owner who was passionate about her work. Even though she was one to get her 'hands dirty' in the kitchen herself, she always liked to have a professional, groomed appearance with perfect makeup and she watched her figure. Tschudi loved jewelry and Pucci dresses, which she was only able to wear outside the kitchen.
When on holiday, Rosa Tschudi traveled across countries in order to eat at friends' places. Her favorite was Henry Levy in Berlin, who owned a legendary restaurant called Maître. Tschudi also frequently traveled for work and liked to accept invitations from five-star hotels to present their art to her. Rosa Tschudi especially liked her detours to Hong Kong, various global cities, and luxury houses.[5]
Rosa Tschudi died on 17 October 2015, at the age of 91.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Böniger, Daniel (15 November 2015). "Die Grande Dame der Schweizer Gastronomie ist tot". Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Wiesendanger, Mark. "restaurant.ch : Rosa-Tschudi-Woche in der Krone Gottlieben - Das Gastronomie-Portal". www.restaurant.ch. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b Bühler, Urs (20 October 2015). "Zum Tod von Rosa Tschudi: Erfolgsrezepte einer begnadeten Schafferin". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ Tschudi, Rosa (1 January 1999). Erfolgsrezepte aus meiner Küche (in German). At Verlag. ISBN 9783855026715.
- ^ "Königinmutter der Köche". Journal21 (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2017.