Magdalena Gessler
Magdalena Gessler | |
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Born |
Magdalena Daria Ikonowicz 10 July 1953 Warsaw, Poland |
Education | Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid |
Spouse(s) |
1st - Volkhart Müller 2nd - Piotr Gessler |
Culinary career | |
Television show(s)
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Magdalena Daria Gessler (née Ikonowicz, also known as Magda Gessler; born July 10, 1953) is a Polish television personality, restaurateur and painter.[1] Gessler is known for presenting TV programme Kuchenne rewolucje (Polish version of Kitchen Nightmares) and judging in MasterChef.
Biography
Born in Poland to an Italian-Polish father Mirosław Ikonowicz[2] and a Russian mother Olga Borkowska,[2] Magda Gessler grew up in Sofia. Her father was a journalist and mother was a chef. In 1972 Gessler settled in Madrid, where she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts.[3]
In the 1980s she married German journalist Volkhart Müller. After his death Magda Gessler returned to Poland and married Polish restaurateur Piotr Gessler.
Her current partner is a Polish - Canadian doctor, Waldemar Kozerawski.[4] Gessler has two children: Tadeusz and Lara.
Her restaurants include: Zielnik Cafe, U Fukiera, Słodki... Słony, Ale Gloria, Venezia, Jadka (all in Warsaw), Polka in Żelazowa Wola and Kryształowa in Katowice.
References
- ↑ Kuchenne rewolucje, Polish TV programme, 2009-2010
- 1 2 Z perspektywy Wenus, interview with Magda Gessler, 2008
- ↑ Adam Grzeszak & Anna Szulc - Zaklęte rewiry, Polityka, November 10, 2001
- ↑ Dzień dobry TVN, interview with Magda Gessler, 2010