Ismet Shehu, also known as Ceren Ismet Shehu, is a UK-trained chef from

Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...

. He was one of the five student chefs who served lunch to the late

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

and

Prince Philip Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...

during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations. He is the owner of ''Kazerma e Cerenit'', an Albanian historical military site which he turned into an agro-tourism business and dining restaurant.

Life and career

Shehu, migrated from

to Britain at age 17. After arriving in the UK, he entered the construction and hospitality industries where he served for a few years before taking up a university course in hospitality and catering. The course gave him and four other students the rare opportunity of serving lunch to the late

and

during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Shehu later returned to

Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...

, Albania, where he established and runs a chain of restaurants including ''Ceren Ismet Shehu'' and his newest restaurant ''Kazerma e Cerenit'', an Albanian historical military site which he turned into an agro-tourism business and dining restaurant.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shehu, Ismet Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Chefs Albanian businesspeople Male chefs Albanian food industry businesspeople