Queen awarded Delia Smith with ‘The Companions Of Honor.’ 1st celebrity chef, Delta a school drop out’s journey is an interesting one

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: MarriedBioraphy | In Career , Lifestyle

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The Order Of The Companions Of Honor

This award is given to those who have given some vital contribution in the field of arts, science, medicine, or government.

There is a new member in the list of the order of the companions of Honor. On 14th November 2017, on the Queen’s birthday, Delia Smith was called to receive the award at Buckingham Palace.

She says,

“From day one I received so much encouragement and enthusiasm from the people who responded to what I was trying to do. This honour is an even deeper affirmation. I feel proud to have received it but also humble as I am quite certain it belongs to all of them as well as me”.

After she received the award from the queen, she shared that walking up to receive her award coming from the queen was nerve-racking.

Source: Norwich City(Delia Smith receiving Companions Of Honor)

School Drop-out

Delia is a school drop out. When she was sixteen, she decided not to study as she was not interested in studies. After she left the school, she trained herself as a hairdresser and did odd jobs.

Then she did a job as a shop assistant in a retail shop. After that, she worked at a travel agency. While working for the travel agency, she got an offer to model for a swimsuit campaign.

In 1973, she became a first celebrity chef.

Best selling Cookery Writer

Delia has penned several books including Delia Smith’s Complete Cookery Course and How to Cheat at Cooking. Her books have been sold over 21 million copies worldwide and have made a lot of business.

Hopefully, she will continue writing and states,

“There is not the need now to keep books. There are far too many of them actually.”

Her name itself has become a trademark so she is also referred as ‘The Delia Effect’.

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Her take on current cooking

Delia is not so happy with the new recipes evolving nowadays. She feels that the taste and quality of the food must matter more than decoration.

She says,

“Cooking has become very poncy, very chefy. If I get one more plate put in front of me with six dots of sauce on it, I will go mad. I can’t do it, I just can’t do it. The joy, years ago, of going to a really special restaurant and having a really special meal, has gone. It is very hard to find one that isn’t trying to be theatre on a plate. I don’t like it at all.”

Saturday’s #recipeoftheday is taken from The Delia Collection: Chocolate – Cheats’ Chocolate Rum Gateau https://t.co/ugC84iYmlz #chocolate pic.twitter.com/dxpbV3Ao8E
— Delia Online Team (@DeliaOnline) January 6, 2018

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