Mary Berry

Mary-Rosa Alleyne Berry, CBE is an English food writer and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes whilst at school, she went to college to study catering. She then moved to France at the age of 21 to study at Le Cordon Bleu school, before working in a number of cooking related jobs. She has published more than 70 cookery books and hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. Berry is an occasional contributor to Woman's Hour and Saturday Kitchen. She has been a judge on the BBC Two television programme The Great British Bake Off since its launch in 2010.