Angela Hartnett is one of the most high-profile women in the restaurant world and one of the brightest talents to have emerged on the UK food scene in the past few years. She is a protégée of Gordon Ramsay and was made famous by her appearances on British television.During her childhood, Angela's Italian grandmother and mother instilled in her an appreciation and love of good food, and after completing a degree in Modern History at Cambridge Polytechnic she secured her first job in Barbados at the Sandy Lane hotel.On returning to the UK, Angela Hartnett joined the young team at Aubergine, cooking under Gordon Ramsay. Working alongside a predominantly male brigade, who predicted she would last no more than a week, Angela soon proved her worth during a grueling year and saw the restaurant achieve its first Michelin star.Six months followed in the kitchens of Zafferano before moving to L'Oranger where she worked under the watchful eye of Marcus Wareing, climbing the ranks to become sous-chef before moving with Marcus to Pétrus. Within seven months of it opening she had become head chef and helped the restaurant achieve a Michelin star. After launching Amaryllis in Scotland in April 2001, Angela turned her attention to the launch of Gordon Ramsay's Verre in Dubai.In 2002 she returned to Britain to open MENU and The Grill Room at The Connaught , where she combines a modern European menu with an Italian influence, while continuing the classicism long enjoyed by Connaught diners.In September 2008, Hartnett opened the York and Albany restaurant at the top of Parkway, Camden Town, close to Regent's Park.