Editing Clement Freud (section)

== Early career ==
Freud was one of Britain's first [[celebrity chef]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clement Freud profile: The life and times of one of Britain's best connected men|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/15/clement-freud-profile-the-life-and-times-of-one-of-britains-best/amp/|access-date=2021-01-13|website=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He worked at the [[Dorchester Hotel]] and went on to run his own restaurant in [[Sloane Square]] at a relatively young age. Freud appeared in a series of [[dog food]] television advertisements (at first Chunky Meat, later Chunky Minced Morsels) in which he co-starred with a [[bloodhound]] called Henry (played by a number of dogs) which shared his trademark "hangdog" expression. In 1964 he appeared in ''[[Strictly for the Birds]]''. In 1968 he wrote the children's book ''[[Grimble]]'', followed by a sequel, ''Grimble at Christmas'', six years later. Whilst running a [[nightclub]], Freud met a newspaper editor who gave him a job as a [[sports journalism|sports journalist]]. From there he became an award-winning food and drink writer,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5162533/Sir-Clement-Freud-dies-at-84.html |title=Telegraph Obituary: Sir Clement Freud dies at 84 |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=18 April 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Jon |last=Swaine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419105913/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5162533/Sir-Clement-Freud-dies-at-84.html |archive-date=19 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> writing columns for many publications.