Egon Ronay | |
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Born | Egon Miklos Ronay 24 July 1915 |
Died | 12 June 2010 | (aged 94)
Occupation | Food critic |
Notable work | Guidebooks to British and Irish restaurants and hotels |
Children | 2 daughters, Esther & Edina Ronay,and adopted son, Gerard Ronay |
Egon Miklos Ronay (24 July 1915 – 12 June 2010)[1] was a Hungarian-born food critic who wrote and published a series of guides to British and Irish restaurants and hotels in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. His guidebooks are credited with raising the quality of British cooking offered in public eating places. He also championed foreign cuisine to British diners.