Peace Butera

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Peace Butera
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Peace Butera

Uganda
Education Makerere University Business School (Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering)
Spouse(s)Vincent Butera
Culinary career
Cooking styleAfrican, European

Peace Nankunda Butera is a Ugandan culinary artist, who works as the Executive Sous Chef (Second-in-command) at the Kampala Serena Hotel, a five-star establishment in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [1] She is one of a handful of women in prominent professional culinary positions on the African continent. [2]

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Background and education

She was born in a family of ten siblings. She was raised in various homes, within the extended family. [1] She studied at the Uganda College of Commerce, in Nakawa, which today is the Makerere University Business School, graduating in 1992, with a Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering. [3] [4]

Career

In 1993, she worked as an apprentice for three months, at the Nile Hotel in Kampala. The hotel hired her as a cook, after her training. [3] [4] In 2004, the hotel changed ownership and was renamed Kampala Serena Hotel. She was retained by the new owners. [3] [1] [4] Peace Butera was selected to undergo training to become a chef through the internal program at the Serena Hotels Group. The training took her to ten Serena establishments in five African countries, as well as at five star hotels in South Africa and Turkey. On her return to Kampala, she was appointed Sous chef at the Kampala Serena in 2005. [2] [4]

During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007, which was held in Kampala, from 23 November until 25 November 2007, Queen Elizabeth II stayed at the Kampala Serena for four days. Chef Peace Butera was selected to prepare some of the Queen's menu items during that period. [2] [4] She has also, in the past, prepared meals for President Bill Clinton and his family. [3] [4]

Family

Peace Butera is married to Vincent Butera and together are the parents of four children Kylie, Kelly, Lillian and laban , two natural ones and two adopted ones. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Batte, Edgar (3 July 2016). "Her aunt's good cooking stirred her culinary passion". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Maina, Janet (9 March 2016). "In the Kitchen with Kampala Serena Hotels "Sous Chef" Peace Butera". Nairobi: Theserenaexperience.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Musinguzi, Bamutaraki (29 July 2017). "Kampala Serena's master chef Peace Butera". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Batte, Edgar (24 December 2017). "Sous chef who cooked for Queen Elizabeth II". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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