Ingrid Espelid Hovig

Ingrid Espelid Hovig (3 June 1924 – 3 August 2018) was a Norwegian television chef and author of cook books.

[1] Through appearances on her cooking show Fjernsynskjøkkenet over 26 years, between 1970 and 1996,[2] she came to be considered the "culinary mother" of the country,[3][4][5] with the comparison "the Julia Child of Norway" often applied.

She graduated from the Norwegian State College for Domestic Science Teachers in 1950,[7] and became acquainted with the French cuisine during a stay in Paris.

[8] Upon joining the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1962 as program secretary for nutrition and consumer material, she became part of the country's first generation of television celebrities.

Hovig was also a political candidate for the Liberal Party of Norway, and was a deputy representative in the borough council of Frogner, Oslo.