Kelsey Nixon

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Kelsey Nixon
Born September 1984 (age 29)
North Ogden, Utah
Education

Brigham Young University – BA '07

Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood
Kelsey's Essentials
Genre Cooking
Created by Cooking Channel
Starring Kelsey Nixon
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 65
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Cooking Channel
Original run November 6, 2010 – Present
Chronology
Related shows The Next Food Network Star
External links
Website

Kelsey Nixon is a chef who hosts the Cooking Channel series, Kelsey’s Essentials,[1] which premiered November 6, 2010. She was one of the final 4 contestants in season 4 of The Next Food Network Star on the Food Network.

Personal and professional life

Kelsey Nixon created her own cooking show, Kelsey’s Kitchen,[2] while she was still in college, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, she earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and received additional training at the French Culinary Institute.[3] She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee.[4] Nixon received a 2013 Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Culinary Host Category.

Nixon was married in 2008 to Robby Egan and gave birth to their son, Oliver, on June 24, 2012.

Television

Nixon was voted "fan fav" and finished in fourth place[5] in Season 4 of The Next Food Network Star.[6]

Kelsey's Essentials premiered on November 6, 2010, on the Cooking Channel, a sister network of Food Network.

References

  1. ↑ Kelsey's Essentials with Kelsey Nixon cookingchanneltv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  2. ↑ Kelsey Nixon buddytv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  3. ↑ Kelsey Nixon cookingchanneltv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  4. ↑ Kelsey's Kitchen kelseyskitchen.com (accessed November 6, 2010)
  5. ↑ Kathy Stephenson Utah's Kelsey Nixon Gets Her Own Cooking Show Salt Lake Tribune sltrib.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  6. ↑ Kelsey's Kitchen - About KelseysKitchen.com (Accessed November 6, 2010)

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