Agnes Amberg
Agnes Amberg (born July 17, 1936 in Zurzach ; † July 15, 1991 ) was a Swiss cook .
Live and act
Agnes Amberg completed training at the home economics teacher seminar in Menzingen, at the agricultural school and hotel management school in Lucerne and at the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. From 1961 she worked as a nutritionist in the food industry ( Knorr ). In 1968 she took over the Elisabeth Fülscher private university in Zurich and published her first cookbook in 1971.
In August 1980 Agnes Amberg opened the restaurant named after her at Hottingerstrasse 5 in Zurich . In 1987 she received 18 points in the Gault-Millau restaurant guide and was named “Best Female Chef in Switzerland”; In 1991 she was named “Chef of the Year” there.
Works
- The high school of the light menu. Munich 1991.
- Delicacies without fish and meat: 127 recipes. Munich 1990.
- Sweets from the kitchen: New and classic desserts, sweet dishes and pastries for beginners and professionals. Munich 1989.
- Agnes Amberg's cookbook: International creations. Munich 1986.
- Cook better with Agnes Amberg. Zofingen 1986.
- Agnes Amberg's Swiss Cooking Class. Zurich 1978–1979.
- What gets better in the pressure cooker: recipes, texts. Train 1978.
- Cooking all year round: menu plans for 365 days with over 500 recipes. Zurich 1975.
- Like to eat: Selected recipes from the private university Agnes Amberg, formerly Fülscher. Baden 1971.
literature
- Ursina Largiadèr: Agnes Amberg: A woman in the Kocholymp. In: Miss, please pay! Ed. Association of Women's City Tour Zurich . Limmat, Zurich 2011. pp. 182–199.
- Sibylle Zehle: Agnes Amberg: The carrot here is perfect: A federal institution of fine culinary arts. In: Die Zeit , No. 27, July 1, 1983, p. 55.
Web links
- Amberg, Agnes (Baar; 1936 - 1991) on the website of the Zug library
- 1976: Agnes Amberg in the radio broadcast Zeitreise on April 17, 2011 on DRS 1
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leonardo La Rosa: Blue miracle with trout. Review in NZZ Folio , June 2009, accessed on August 31, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amberg, Agnes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cook |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurzach |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1991 |