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Angela Hartnett

The chef and broadcaster on the music that's shaped her life.

The Michelin starred chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett likes crisps, prefers cheese to dessert, and her favourite pasta is spaghetti in a tomato sauce. Simple tastes for someone who’s famous for giving people fine dining experiences.

A protegee of Gordon Ramsay, Angela cheffed in some of the best restaurants in the world before opening her own Murano in Mayfair.

She’s famous and in demand for her TV appearances and hosts the excellent and entertaining podcast Dish along with Nick Grimshaw.

Whilst growing up, she inherited the values of wholesome food and the importance of the family meal from her Italian grandmother. So we askes her to share the music that she’s inherited with us.

Inherited: Simply the Best by Tina Turner
Passed on: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Luciano Pavarotti

Producers: Ben Mitchell and Catherine Powell

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