Rosa Tschudi

Rosa Tschudi (21 April 1924 – 17 October 2015) was a Swiss chef and author. The national daily newspaper Tages-Anzeiger has called her the "Grand Dame" of Swiss gastronomy. Tschudi, a pioneering female chef in Switzerland, was awarded several Michelin stars during her career, which spanned 70 years and cooked for Queen Elisabeth II in 1991.

Rosa Tschudi was the owner of Hotel Krone in Gottlieben, Switzerland from 1968 to 1981. She then acquired restaurant Bären in Nürensdorf and Restaurant Tschudi in Gockhausen, named after herself. In 1995 she took on Restaurant «Gian Grossi» in Zürich, which she managed right up to her retirement in 1997.

Rosa Tschudi received two Michelin Stars, one during her time at Restaurant "Tschudi", which was the first Michelin Star in Zurich Gastronomy, and one star at "Gian Grossi". Gault Millau awarded her with 17 points on numerous occasions. She was a guest chef in several international kitchens, from Buenos Aires to Kairo over Hongkong to Brisbane, and cooked for numerous dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. Rosa Tschudi was also selected as one of the 15 chefs, cooking for the 70. birthday of Prince Philip, together with Anton Mosimann. Tschudi's specialty was a hearty local cuisine with "Haute Niveau", for example, "Fisch-Chnusperli", which is a Swiss dish of freshwater fish in beer batter, or Schwartenmagen. She also excelled at simple traditional dishes, such as marinated pot roast according to grandmother's recipe or handmade veal ravioli. A style of cooking which earned her the nickname "Grand Dame" of Helvetic cuisine. In 1993 Tschudi created the menu for the First- Class cabin of Swissair.

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