Mark Flanagan (chef)
Mark Flanagan is a British chef, known to be the personal chef of The Queen and head chef of the Royal Household.[1]
Mark Flanagan during the annual meeting of the C.C.C., amongst them colleagues chef Machindra Kasture and Magnus Ake Rehbäck, the chef of the King of Sweden, right
In 2002, he succeeded Lionel Mann as Assistant to the Master of the Household and became the Royal Chef.[2] He is in charge of a team of more than 50 people working at court, and is in charge of all meals for the royal household including the royal family.
During his career he was responsible for major court ceremonies:
- Wedding breakfast for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 2011.
- State dinner in honour of President Obama, 2016.
- State dinner in honour of the King and Queen of Spain, 2017.
Honours
- 2002-present: Royal Chef and Assistant to the Master of the Household at The Royal Household.[3]
- Royal Victorian Order (MVO).[4]
- Vice President of the C.C.C. (Le Club des Chefs des Chefs).[5]
- Member of the Royal Académie of Culinary Arts.[6]
- Member of the Académie culinaire.[2]
Books
Flanagan is the author of selected works on royal cuisine.[7]
- Royal Teas: Seasonal Recipes from Buckingham Palace, ISBN 978-1909741331 (2017)
- A Royal Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes from Buckingham Palace, ISBN 978-1905686780 (2014)
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References
- "Mark Flanagan, el jefe de cocina de Isabel II desvela sus secretos". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- Robert Hardman (6 October 2011). Our Queen. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091936891.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Robyn Jones and royal chef Mark Flanagan recognised in New Year's Honours". Thecaterer.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Members - club des chefs des chefs". Chefs-des-chefs.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Royal Académie of Culinary Arts" (PDF). royalacademyofculinaryarts.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- "Tea With the Queen: 3 Recipes from Buckingham Palace's Very First Teatime Cookbook". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
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