Marion Grasby
Marion Grasby (born c.1982 in Darwin) is an Australian journalist, customer service manager and food writer. She was a contestant on MasterChef Australia, Season 2.
Early life
Grasby was born in Darwin to an Australian father and a Thai mother, a trained chef. The family subsequently moved to Papua New Guinea.[1] Grasby attended boarding school at Somerville House in Brisbane. She stayed in Brisbane after high school to attend university, where she studied journalism and law.[2] Upon graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2005, Grasby was offered one of nine national cadetships with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[3]
Journalist
Between 2006 and 2008 Grasby was a reporter with the ABC. She filed reports for a range of radio and online services, including The World Today,[4] AM,[5] and ABC Rural.[6] She also worked as a producer for Stateline.[7] Grasby resigned from the ABC in 2008 to pursue her interest in food, and to join her partner Tim Althaus in Adelaide.[8]
Career with food
Since moving to Adelaide, Grasby has undertaken a variety of roles in the food and hospitality industries. She was a customer service manager for Bottega Rotolo,[9] a food writer for Cobb[10] and also contributes to the website of the company Secret Vines, operated by her partner Tim.[11]
Grasby maintains an expansive website where she also blogs about food-related topics.[12]
Grasby is enrolled in the Master of Arts in Gastronomy program[13] which is conducted jointly by the University of Adelaide and Le Cordon Bleu.[14]
In 2010 Grasby was selected as one of the Top 24 contestants in MasterChef Australia, Season 2.[2] Several of the eliminated contestants tipped her to win the competition.[15] A poll conducted by news.com.au determined that she was favoured to win, with 38% of the vote.[16]
On 8 July 2010 Grasby was eliminated from the show, placing 9th.[17][18] She is now a columnist for MasterChef Magazine.[19]
Marion's Kitchen food range was released to stores in February 2011. It includes a satay kit with marinade and sauce.[20] Grasby is signed to Pan Macmillan and travelled to Thailand and India to explore ideas for her new cookbook. The book, Marion: Recipes and stories from a hungry cook, was released in July 2011.[21]
References
- ^ Grasby, Marion (2009). "About Me". hedonistichostess.com.au. http://www.hedonistichostess.com.au/the_hedonistic_hostess/about-me.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Marion Grasby". masterchef.com.au. 2010. http://www.masterchef.com.au/marion-grasby.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Hutchinson, Sandra (7 December 2005). "QUT's newsmakers hit the headlines". qut.edu.au. http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=6957. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Grasby, Marion (5 July 2006). "Grape oversupply plunges Aust wine industry into crisis". The World Today. http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1679272.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Grasby, Marion (29 July 2006). "Symphony set to rock Adelaide". AM. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1700373.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Grasby, Marion (11 September 2007). "New computer program to aid grapegrowers with water purchasing". ABC Rural. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/sa/content/2006/s2086780.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Kerrison, John; Grasby, Marion (producer) (3 August 2007). "Q Fever". Stateline. http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/sa/content/2006/s1997409.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Cooking is the winner". ntnews.com.au. 28 April 2010. http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/04/28/143291_entertainment.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Elliott, Brigette (17 June 2009). "Men carve out a niche". easterncourier.com.au. http://digitaledition.easterncourier.com.au/default.aspx?iid=26297&startpage=page0000006. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Grasby, Marion (December 2009). "Cobb Christmas Ham". cobb.com.au. http://www.cobb.com.au/recipes.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Marion Grasby". secretvines.com.au. http://www.secretvines.com.au/about/14-marion-grasby. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Marion's Kitchen". marionskitchen.com.au. http://marionskitchen.com.au/wordpress/. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Wedding bells ring for MasterChef pair". news.com.au. 24 May 2010. http://m.news.com.au/MostPopularNews/pg/0/fi517512.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Graduate Program in Gastronomy". gastronomy.adelaide.edu.au. http://www.gastronomy.adelaide.edu.au/about/. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Is something slightly off at MasterChef?". dailytelegraph.com.au. 25 May 2010. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/tv/is-something-slightly-off-at-masterchef/story-e6frexlr-1225870734246. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Brunero, Tim (18 June 2010). "MasterChef poll puts Marion Grasby as favourite". news.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/masterchef-poll-puts-marion-grasby-as-favourite/story-e6frfmyi-1225881474093. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Leo, Jessica; Byrnes, Holly (8 July 2010). "MasterChef favourite Marion Grasby eliminated over satay sauce". dailytelegraph.com.au. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/masterchef-favourite-marion-grasby-eliminated-over-satay-sauce/story-e6frewz0-1225889557259. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ Kellett, Christine (9 July 2010). "Satay skewers Marion in MasterChef shock". smh.com.au. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/satay-skewers-marion-in-masterchef-shock-20100708-102fj.html. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Marion Grasby signs for Masterchef Magazine". http://mumbrella.com.au. 12 July 2010. http://mumbrella.com.au/marion-grasby-signs-for-masterchef-magazine-29617. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Dean, Lucinda (19 July 2011). "Marion is master of her destiny". coolum-news.com.au. http://www.coolum-news.com.au/story/2011/07/19/master-of-her-destiny/. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Pan Macmillan Australia". panmacmillan.com.au. http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=9781405040518&Author=Grasby,%20Marion. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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