The Honourable Griselda "Gizzi" Maxwell Erskine (born 20 August 1979)[1] is an English cook and TV personality.
Gizzi Erskine | |
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 Gizzi Erskine at the Glamour Awards in 2015 | |
| Born | Griselda Maxwell Erskine 20 August 1979 |
| Education | Leiths School of Food and Wine |
| Occupation(s) | Chef, TV personality, food writer |
| Television |
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Early years
editErskine was born in Wandsworth, to photographer Iain Maxwell Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Rerrick (1926-1995),[2] and his second wife, model and actress Maria Josephine (daughter of Dr Josef Klupt, of Richmond, Surrey).[3][4] She was the second of three daughters.[5]
Career
editShe trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London.[6][7]
Erskine presented two seasons of Channel 4's cookery show Cook Yourself Thin[8] and presented Channel 4's daytime programme Cookery School in 2011.[9] 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, her books include Kitchen Magic and Skinny Weeks and Weekend Feasts.
On 14 July 2013, she joined The Sunday Times as the Sunday Times Cook in the newspaper's weekly magazine.[10]
Erskine is co-host of the podcast Sex, Lies and DM Slides, along with Sydney Lima. Each week celebrity guests such as Rose McGowan, Ruby Wax, Munroe Bergdorf and Jon Ronson are invited to open up their social media DM boxes.[11]
Bibliography
editCookbooks
- Gizzi's Kitchen Magic (2010)
- My Kitchen Table: 100 Foolproof Suppers (2012)
- Skinny Weeks and Weekend Feasts (2013)
- Gizzi's Healthy Appetite (2015)
- Gizzi's Season's Eatings (2016)
- Slow - Food worth taking time over (2018)
- Restore (2020)
References
edit- ^ "Griselda Maxwell". Findmypast. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "My Secret Life: Gizzi Erskine, 32, TV chef". Independent.co.uk. 2 May 2012.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1990, pg 442
- ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2007, pg 491
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006".
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Sex, Lies & DM Slides". Spotify. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
