▁run ▁by ▁Ang lic an ▁n uns . ▁She ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁class ▁mat ric ulation ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁where ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁follow ▁for ▁any ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁courses ▁in ▁drama , ▁fine ▁art , ▁architecture ▁or ▁French . ▁She ▁persu aded ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁allow ▁her ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁( form ally , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ), ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁better ▁learn ▁French ▁while ▁studying ▁the ▁C ours ▁de ▁Civil isation ▁Fran çaise . ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁she ▁finally ▁real ised ▁she ▁wanted ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁prem ium ▁food ▁industry . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Le ith ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁C ordon ▁Ble u ▁Cook ery ▁School ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁a ▁business ▁supp lying ▁high - quality ▁business ▁l unch es . ▁This ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁Le ith ' s ▁Good ▁Food , ▁a ▁party ▁and ▁event ▁c ater er . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁opened ▁Le ith ' s , ▁her ▁Michel in - star red ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill , ▁eventually ▁s elling ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁she ▁founded ▁Le ith ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁W ine , ▁which ▁trains ▁professional ▁che fs ▁and ▁amateur ▁cook s . ▁The ▁group ▁reached ▁a ▁turn over ▁of ▁£ 1 5 m ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁which ▁she