Anna Haugh

Born in Dublin, Haugh grew up in Tallaght. Haugh went to school at Presentation Secondary School in Terenure and trained on a professional cookery course at the TU Dublin School of Culinary Arts and Food in Dublin.[1][2] She began working with Derry Clarke of L'Ecrivain in Dublin. Haugh then moved to London where she worked with Philip Howard, Shane Osborn and Gordon Ramsay. Haugh also worked with Gualtiero Marchesi in Paris. In May 2019, she founded the restaurant Myrtle in Chelsea, London, the name of which was inspired by the Irish chef Myrtle Allen, Irish Michelin star-winning head chef and co-founder of Ballymaloe House.[3][4][5]

Haugh's first documented role in television was in BBC's The Stress Test (2004) while working at Pied à Terre with Shane Osborn. She appeared as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsey's U.S. show Hell's Kitchen[4] in 2013 and is a chef on BBC's Ready Steady Cook[3] presented by Rylan Clark-Neal.

Haugh co-presented two seasons of BBC's Royal Recipes with Michael Buerk, has appeared as a guest judge on Masterchef with John Torode and Gregg Wallace and as a guest on Sunday Brunch with Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy. She has also appeared as a guest on Tastemade with Numra Siddiqui.

In 2020 Anna competed in and won an episode of Channel 4's Snackmasters against Michelin starred chef Aktar Islam.

Anna regularly appears on Saturday Kitchen and is a resident chef on Morning Live[1] with Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones.

In 2019, Haugh won Best International Chef award[6] at the FOOD AND WINE Awards.

Myrtle Restaurant, located on Langton Street, London was awarded 3 AA Rosettes in 2021.[7][8]

Haugh lives in London with her partner Richard and their pug-zu Myrtle. She is step-mother to Richard's son Henry and gave birth to her first child Oisín in August 2021.