Skye Gyngell, the first Australian female chef to win a coveted Michelin star, has died aged 62.
Gyngell rose to fame in the UK after her garden centre cafe in south-west London was awarded one of the highest honours for chefs. She went on to helm Spring restaurant at Somerset House and Marle and Hearth at Heckfield Place in Hampshire.
Gyngell's family said she died on Saturday in London, describing her as a "culinary visionary who influenced generations of chefs and growers globally to think about food and its connection to the land".
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver paid tribute to Gyngell - who was diagnosed with skin cancer last year - and thanked her for "all you did to inspire young cooks".
During the 1980s, Gyngell pioneered the "slow food movement" before becoming a private chef for clients including Nigella Lawson, Madonna and Guy Ritchie.
