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Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey (26 February 1909 – 27 December 1994), better known as Fanny Cradock, was an English restaurant critic, television cook and writer frequently appearing on television, at cookery demonstrations and in print with Major Johnnie Cradock who played the part of a slightly bumbling husband. ==Significance== Fanny Cradock came to the attention of the public in the postwar-utility years, trying to inspire the average housewife with an exotic approach to cooking.〔'Something's Burning: The Autobiography of Two Cooks’ by Fanny Cradock and Johnnie Cradock (1960)〕 She famously worked in various ball-gowns without the customary cook’s apron, averring that women should feel cooking was easy and enjoyable, rather than messy and intimidating.〔’Fabulous Fanny Cradock: TV's Outrageous Queen of Cuisine’ by Clive Ellis〕 In her early anonymous role as a food critic, working with Major Cradock under the name of ‘Bon Viveur’,〔’The Daily Telegraph Cook's Book by Bon Viveur’ by Fanny Cradock and Jonnie Craddock (1964)〕 Fanny introduced the public to unusual dishes from France and Italy, popularising the pizza in England.〔’Common Market Cookery: France’ by Fanny Cradock (22 Nov 1973)〕 She is also credited as the originator of the prawn cocktail. She and Johnny worked together on a touring cookery show, sponsored by the Gas Council, to show how gas could be used easily in the kitchen and, as their fame increased, Fanny's shows transferred to television, where she enjoyed 20 years of success.〔’ Time to Remember: A Cook for All Seasons’ by Fanny Cradock and Johnnie Cradock (10 Aug 1981)〕 In the course of her shows Fanny made frequent concessions to the economic realities of the era, suggesting cheaper alternatives which would be within reach of the housewife’s purse. The BBC published her recipes and suggestions for dinner-parties in a series of booklets, consolidating her reputation as the foremost celebrity chef of her day.〔‘Giving a Dinner Party’ (Publications/British Broadcasting Corporation) by Fanny Cradock and Johnnie Cradock (Jun 1969)〕 Fanny adopted a combative persona, with dramatic make-up and waspish comments to Major Cradock and her assistants, and would advise viewers, when showing them how to pierce a turkey with forks, to think of a neighbour they didn’t like. Her theatrical style was ripe for parodies, such as Betty Marsden's 'Fanny Haddock' radio-sketch in Beyond our Ken. It also led, at the height of her fame, to a spectacular crash-and-burn on ''The Big Time'', where Fanny disastrously brought her acid wit into play when dealing with housewife Gwen Troake. As a result of ''The Big Time'' Fanny alienated the public, lost her contract with the BBC and became fair game for a drubbing by the media, which revealed that she and Major Cradock were not married. A brutal and insufficiently researched entry in the Dictionary of National Biography suggested that she embellished her surname as Primrose-Pechey, when it derived from her paternal grandfather John Thomas Primrose Pechey. Subsequent celebrity chefs have brought a sophistication to British cooking which was not a part of Fanny's repertoire, but have acknowledged her pioneering work, when purple piped potato brought excitement to a Britain of liver and bacon suppers.〔'The Independent' Thursday 19 February 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fanny Cradock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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