Gizzi Erskine
Gizzi Erskine | |
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![]() Gizzi Erskine at the Glamour Awards in 2015 | |
Born |
Griselda Maxwell Erskine 20 August 1979 Wandsworth, London, England |
Residence | Hackney, East London, England |
Education | Leiths School of Food and Wine |
Occupation | Chef, tv personality, food writer |
Television | Cook Yourself Thin, Cookery School, Drop Down Menu, The Ones To Watch, 12 Again, Cooks to market |
Griselda "Gizzi" Maxwell Erskine (born 20 August 1979)[1] is an English cook and TV personality.
Early years
Erskine was born in Wandsworth, London to model and actress[2] Maria Josephine (daughter of Dr Josef Klupt, of Richmond, Surrey,[3] born 1948 in Hammersmith[4]), the second wife of photographer[5] Iain Maxwell Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Rerrick (1926, Wandsworth, London[6]-1995).[7][8][9] The second of three daughters (all Wandsworth born[10]), Erskine grew up in Belgravia, Central London until the age of 8 when her parents divorced[11] and she moved with her mother and siblings to north-west London.[9] Erskine has stated that her upbringing was 'frugal' and her family 'very poor'. She was educated at state schools.[12]
Career
She trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London.[13][14]
Erskine presented two seasons of Channel 4's cookery show Cook Yourself Thin[15] and presented Channel 4's daytime programme Cookery School in 2011.[16] She has also presented cookery features for ITV1's This Morning, contributed to Healthy Food Guide magazine and appeared on Sky1's Taste. She now co-presents channel 4's cookery programme Drop Down Menu with Matt Tebbutt. She has also appeared on other TV shows, including Cooks To Market and Iron Chef on Channel 4. As a food writer, she has published Kitchen Magic and her latest book, the hugely successful Skinny Weeks and Weekend Feasts, has been a best-seller since it was published in April this year.
Her image and styling play a prominent role in her presenting. She was formerly a punk but at present has adopted stylised 1960s look and persona.[9]
On 14 July 2013, she joined The Sunday Times as the Sunday Times Cook in the newspaper's weekly magazine.[17]
Bibliography
Cookbooks
- Gizzi's Kitchen Magic (2010)
- My Kitchen Table: 100 Foolproof Suppers (2012)
- Skinny Weeks and Weekend Feasts (2013)
- Gizzi's Healthy Appetite (2015)
References
- ↑ "Griselda Maxwell". Findmypast. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/my-secret-life-gizzi-erskine-32-tv-chef-7707180.html
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1990, pg 442
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=maria&lastname=klupt
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/my-secret-life-gizzi-erskine-32-tv-chef-7707180.html
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=iain%20m&lastname=erskine&eventyear=1926&eventyear_offset=1
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2007, pg 491
- ↑ "The Honourable Griselda Maxwell Erskine". DueDil. DueDil Ltd. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 Hardy, Rebecca (14 February 2011). "Think Nigella's risque? Meet Gizzi Erskine, the teenage rebel turned TV chef who's putting the sizzle into a new cookery show". Daily Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?lastname=erskine&mothersmaidenname=klupt%20
- ↑ McGrath, Nick (8 October 2016). "'I'm a feminist but I want a romantic man to woo and cherish me': Inside the head of... Gizzi Erskine". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-3824941/I-m-feminist-want-romantic-man-woo-cherish-Inside-head-Gizzie-Erskine.html
- ↑ Hendry, Steve (6 June 2010). "Punk chef Gizzi Erskine: I'm just like Nigella – except with tattoos and rock 'n' roll". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ Clay, Xanthe (23 February 2010). "Gizzi Erskine: a cookery goddess with her feet on the ground". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ↑ "Cook Yourself Thin". Channel 4. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Cookery School". Channel 4. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ Erskine, Gizzi (17 November 2013). "The best recipes of the celebrity chef era". Sunday Times Magazine. Retrieved 22 November 2013.