Anton B Dougall (born March 8, 1952) is a

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...

chef A chef is a professional Cook (profession), cook and tradesperson who is proficient in all aspects of outline of food preparation, food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term (), the di ...

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

and television personality. Anton Dougall

Personal life

Dougall was born in

Cospicua Cospicua (Italian language, Italian) or Bormla (Maltese language, Maltese, ), occasionally also known by the Latin language, Latin name Cottonera, is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region of Malta. It served as th ...

, Colony of Malta and attended several schools, including

MCAST The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) () is a vocational education and training institution in Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, b ...

(Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology) and Westminster College in the UK, and graduated from the Catering College,

Leeds Polytechnic Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The univer ...

in the UK.

Career

Dougall started working as a chef at the Villa Rosa Hotel in Malta in 1971 when he was 19 years old. He had his first television series on cooking and published his first cookery book the very same year called ''Tisjir Professjonali''. In 1976 Dougall opened Klabb tat-Tisjir, a cookery club in Malta. Ten years later, Dougall had his business in publishing and contract catering, was the owner of restaurants and a

hotelier A hotel manager, hotelier, or lodging manager is a person who manages the operation of a hotel, motel, resort, or other lodging-related establishment. Management of a hotel operation includes, but is not limited to: management of hotel staff, b ...

. Dougall hosted a series of 120, 45 minute cookery television episodes on the national Maltese station. Throughout his career, Dougall promoted Maltese food in Europe (including London, Paris and Italy) and North Africa. He currently has a guest spot on 2 different local TV stations and various radio talk shows including a guest spot on RTK every Friday, something he has been doing the past 15 years. Dougall was the chef patron for state banquets during the presidencies of Anton Buttigieg and

Agatha Barbara Agatha Barbara, (11 March 1923 – 4 February 2002) was a Maltese politician, having served as a Labour Member of Parliament and Minister. She was the first woman to serve as president of Malta, and remains the longest-serving woman Membe ...

. He is a member of the Hotel and Catering Institute, the

Royal Society of Health Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is an independent, multi-disciplinary charity concerned with the improvement of the public's health. RSPH's Chief Executive is William Roberts, while its current president is Professor Lord Patel of Bradf ...

, Contract Caterers Association, Association Culinaire Francaise and Cuochi Italiani.

Publications

Dougall has published over 40 cookery books in Maltese, English and German, plus a set of 350 cookery cards.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dougall, Anton B. Maltese television presenters Maltese chefs Maltese writers Living people 1952 births People from Cospicua