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Egon Ronay

Egon Miklos Ronay was a Hungarian-born food critic who wrote and published a series of guides to British and Irish restaurants and hotels in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. His guidebooks are credited with raising the quality of British cooking offered in public eating places. He also championed foreign cuisine to British diners.

Early life
Ronay refused to disclose his date of birth in public records, including his Who's Who entry and CBE Honours Nomination Form. This is speculated to be due to his complex history, including his involvement as an enemy combatant during World War II. Born around 1915 in Bratislava, Austria-Hungary, the only child of former Royal Hungarian Army captain Miklos Ronay, a restaurateur, The family moved to Budapest when he was two, and with the onset of World War II, he was commissioned in the Hungarian Army serving with the occupying forces after the First and Second Vienna Awards in southern Slovakia and northern Transylvania.{{cite news | last = Levy | first = Paul | title = Egon Ronay: Restaurateur and journalist who fled Hungary to make a lasting impact on British gastronomy | work = The Independent | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/egon-ronay-restaurateur-and-journalist-who-fled-hungary-to-make-a-lasting-impact-on-british-gastronomy-1999535.html | access-date = 2010-06-15 The Ronay family business suffered during wartime, and was taken over by the Communists once Hungary fell under Soviet control after the defeat of the Nazis. ==Career==
Career
Ronay emigrated to London, England alone on 10 October 1946. His father's contacts arranged for him to manage Princes restaurant in Piccadilly, and then the Carousel Club in St James's. He also worked with motorway service station company Welcome Break to promote their products. Awarded the Médaille de la Ville de Paris in 1983, he was appointed a Chevalier of the Order of Agricultural Merit in 1987 and was a Chevalier du Tastevin. ==Egon Ronay's Guide==
Egon Ronay's Guide
In 1957, Ronay completed the first edition of the ''Egon Ronay's Guide to British Eateries, In 2005, in conjunction with the Royal Automobile Club, Ronay brought out Egon Ronay's RAC Guide to the Top 200 Restaurants in the UK'', basing the reviews on comments received by restaurant inspectors. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Twice married, he divorced Edit (m. 1935) in 1967, when he married the painter, Barbara Greenslade, and adopted her son, Gerard, in 1974. His younger daughter Edina Ronay (born 1943), who dated Michael Caine, is a former actress and fashion designer. His elder daughter, Esther (1940–2025), was a BBC television editor and independent documentary producer. Ronay died at his Berkshire home in Yattendon on 12 June 2010 after a short illness. ==References==
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