Norwegian chef and author
Ingrid Espelid Hovig
Ingrid Espelid Hovig was a Norwegian television chef and author of cook books.
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- Profession
- Norwegian chef and author
- Born
- 1924-06-03
Overview
Ingrid Espelid Hovig was a Norwegian television chef and author of cook books. Through appearances on her cooking show Fjernsynskjøkkenet over 26 years, between 1970 and 1996, she came to be considered the "culinary mother" of the country, with the comparison "the Julia Child of Norway" often applied.
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