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Victor Ceserani
AuthorBooks · Second hand1919-2017
Victor Joseph Ceserani MBE was a British cook, teacher and writer. Born in London to an Italian father and Belgian mother, he followed his father into the catering industry and became a successful chef. In 1950 he decided that he wished to pass on his cooking skills to a new generation and retrained as a college lecturer. Together with his colleague Ronald Kinton he published a cookery book, Practical Cookery in 1962, written specifically for apprentice chefs and trainees at cookery colleges. It was continually revised over the next four decades; Kinton, shortly followed by Ceserani, handed over to younger writers for subsequent editions in the early 21st century.
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About Victor Ceserani
Birth
1919
Death
2017
Victor Joseph Ceserani MBE was a British cook, teacher and writer. Born in London to an Italian father and Belgian mother, he followed his father into the catering industry and became a successful chef. In 1950 he decided that he wished to pass on his cooking skills to a new generation and retrained as a college lecturer. Together with his colleague Ronald Kinton he published a cookery book, Practical Cookery in 1962, written specifically for apprentice chefs and trainees at cookery colleges. It was continually revised over the next four decades; Kinton, shortly followed by Ceserani, handed over to younger writers for subsequent editions in the early 21st century.
Victor Ceserani was a fundamental figure in the teaching of British professional cooking.
His most iconic work, Practical Cookery, has become an essential reference for gastronomy students.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 42 works dedicated to the culinary world.
His legacy covers essential topics such as catering, food service, and quantity cooking.
Born in 1919, he dedicated his life to professionalizing the food industry through writing and teaching.
