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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadeem Badshah

Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62

Skye Gyngell
Skye Gyngell built a garden restaurant, the Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Richmond, from scratch. It went on to win a Michelin star. Photograph: Dave Benett/Jed Cullen/Getty Images for Longchamp

Tributes have been paid to the pioneering chef and restaurant proprietor Skye Gyngell, who has died aged 62.

The Australian was an early celebrity proponent of using local and seasonal ingredients and built a garden restaurant from scratch, the Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Richmond, south-west London, which went on to win a Michelin star.

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