Marion Grasby

Marion Grasby
Marion Grasby
Born c.1982
Darwin, Northern Territory
Residence McLaren Vale, South Australia
Nationality Australian
Ethnicity Thai Australian
Education Journalism, Law
Alma mater Queensland University of Technology
Years active 2006–present
Known for Food writer, television chef
Television MasterChef Australia, Season 2
Partner Tim Althaus
Website
Marion's Kitchen

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.

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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

  1. ^ Grasby, Marion (2009). "About Me". hedonistichostess.com.au. http://www.hedonistichostess.com.au/the_hedonistic_hostess/about-me.html. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Marion Grasby". masterchef.com.au. 2010. http://www.masterchef.com.au/marion-grasby.htm. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ 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. 
  7. ^ 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. 
  8. ^ "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. 
  9. ^ 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. 
  10. ^ Grasby, Marion (December 2009). "Cobb Christmas Ham". cobb.com.au. http://www.cobb.com.au/recipes.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
  11. ^ "Marion Grasby". secretvines.com.au. http://www.secretvines.com.au/about/14-marion-grasby. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
  12. ^ "Marion's Kitchen". marionskitchen.com.au. http://marionskitchen.com.au/wordpress/. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  13. ^ "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. [dead link]
  14. ^ "Graduate Program in Gastronomy". gastronomy.adelaide.edu.au. http://www.gastronomy.adelaide.edu.au/about/. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
  15. ^ "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. 
  16. ^ 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. 
  17. ^ 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. 
  18. ^ 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. 
  19. ^ "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. 
  20. ^ 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. 
  21. ^ "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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