Joyce Molyneux Explained

Joyce Molyneux (17 April 1931 – 27 October 2022)^{[1] [2]} was a British chef and restaurateur, who became one of the first women to receive a Michelin star.^{[3] [4]}

Writing in The Telegraph in 2003, Jan Moir said "Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the chef, Joyce Molyneux, was at the forefront of the growth of modern British cooking".^[5]

Molyneux worked in just three restaurant kitchens, Mulberry Tree in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1950s, Hole in the Wall in Bath in the 1960s, and for 25 years at The Carved Angel in Dartmouth, Devon until her retirement in 1999.^[1]

In 1959 she met Stephen Rodríguez-García, who was working at the Mulberry Tree as a waiter. He became her partner until his death in 1994.^[1]

Bibliography

• The Carved Angel Cookery Book (1990)Credited to Joyce Molyneux and Sophie Grigson.^[6]
• Born to Cook: Angel Food (2011)^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/oct/28/joyce-molyneux-obituary Joyce Molyneux obituary
2. Web site: Joyce MOLYNEUX - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) . Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk . 27 April 2016.
3. News: Bob Granleese . Joyce Molyneux: 'I just loved cooking' | Life and style . . 27 April 2016.
4. News: Joyce Molyneux obituary. www.thetimes.co.uk.
5. News: Are you ready to order? This week: The Carved Angel . . 19 July 2003. 27 April 2016.
6. News: Joyce Molyneux: 'I just loved cooking' | Chefs | The Guardian. The Guardian. 28 September 2011 . Granleese . Bob .