Ingrid Espelid Hovig

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Ingrid Espelid Hovig on the jury of Bocuse d'Or Europe 2008 in Stavanger

Ingrid Espelid Hovig (3 June 1924 – 3 August 2018) was a Norwegian television chef and author of cook books.[1] With her appearances on her cooking show Fjernsynskjøkkenet over 26 years, between 1970 and 1996,[2] she came to be considered the "culinary mother" of Norway,[3][4]she was called "the Julia Child of Norway" often.[5] Hovig was born on Askøy, near Bergen.

Hovig died at the age of 94 on 3 August 2018 in Bergen.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Carlsen, Helge. "Ingrid Espelid Hovig er død". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. Strømholm, Gøril, NRK.no (13 December 2005). Stemmer fra NRK: Hovig, Ingrid Espelid (in Norwegian)
  3. Bokklubben.no (1 November 2007). Hele Norges matmor (in Norwegian)
  4. Wedum, Mari, Aftenbladet (27 July 2007). Norges eldste matridder Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  5. International Association of Culinary Professionals Hats Off to Julia: Worldwide IACP Grassroots Event Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

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