Magda Gessler

Magda Gessler

Born	Magdalena Ikonowicz 10 July 1953 (1953-07-10) (age 58) Warsaw, Poland
Education	Akademy of Fine Arts in Madrid
Spouse	1st - Volkhart Müller 2nd - Piotr Gessler 3rd - Waldemar Kozerawski
Television show(s) Kuchenne rewolucje

Magda Gessler née Ikonowicz (born July 10, 1953) is a Polish chef, television personality, restaurateur and painter.^[1] Gessler is known for presenting TV programme Kuchenne rewolucje (Polish version of Kitchen Nightmares).

Biography

Born in Poland to an Italian-Polish father^[2] and a Polish-Russian mother,^[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, but they divorced a few years later. Her current husband is a Polish 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) and Polka in Żelazowa Wola.

References

1. ^ Kuchenne rewolucje, Polish TV programme, 2009-2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Z perspektywy Wenus, interview with Magda Gessler, 2008
3. ^ Adam Grzeszak & Anna Szulc - Zaklęte rewiry, Polityka, November 10, 2001
4. ^ Dzień dobry TVN, interview with Magda Gessler, 2010

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Name	Gesler, Magda
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Date of birth	July 10, 1953
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
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