Rejina Sabur-Cross

Rejina Sabur-Cross
BornRejina Juie Sabur
Pen nameGastrogeek (2009-15)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreNon-fiction
Years active2009–present
Children1

Rejina Sabur (née Sabur; Bengali: রেজিনা সবুর) is a writer. She was active as a freelance food writer, home cook and blogger between 2009 and 2015. She was the author of Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up.

Early life

Sabur was born and brought up in London, England within a traditional Bengali household.[1]

She has a food and drink journalism qualification and a broadcast journalism postgraduate diploma.[2]

Career

Sabur worked as a researcher on a cookery programme[3] and taught English in Saitama Prefecture, Japan for two years.[1]

In early 2009, Sabur started her food blog Gastrogeek.[4] She specialises in making home cooked meals with an Asian/ethnic twist.[5]

She has written for publications and food websites including The Guardian, BBC Good Food, Channel 4 Food,[6] Le cool, Fork Magazine, Eat Me Magazine and Fire and Knives Food Quarterly.[4] She has also been featured in the Evening Standard, Red Magazine, The Independent, Olive, Amelia's Magazine and Waitrose Kitchen.[3]

She has been interviewed by Tom Parker Bowles on his LBC radio show[4] and by Robert Elms on his BBC London 94.9 show.[7] She has judged dishes for the Brick Lane Curry competition and on television shows including Good Food's The Perfect and Channel 4's Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club.[4]

In January 2013, her first book Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up was published.[8][9] The cookbook contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.[10]

From January to February 2014, Sabur featured in Sainsbury's six-week campaign called "Make Your Roast Go Further".[11] Along with Jack Monroe, Pam Clarkson, Nick Coffer, she shared recipes and tips online on how to use up leftover food from Sunday roasts.[2][12][13][14]

Personal life

Sabur is married.[2]

Book(s)

Year Title Publisher ISBN
2013 Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up Kyle Books ISBN 978-0857831064

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Potter, Lyn (8 March 2013). "BBC Asian Network Unveils New Sunday Language Programmes". Shoot and Eat. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Howdy foodies: Bloggers and grandmother front Sainsbury's advert". The Independent. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "About". Gastrogeek. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Rejina Sabur-Cross". Good Food Channel. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Make Your Roast Go Further". J Sainsbury plc. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Rejina Sabur-Cross". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Rejina Sabur-Cross, Barry Forshaw, Stephen Poliakoff and Jacqueline Bisset". BBC London 94.9. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. ^ Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up [Illustrated] [Paperback]. 31 January 2013. ASIN 0857831062.
  9. ^ Sabur-Cross, Rejina (16 June 2013). Gastrogeek: What to Cook When You're In a Hurry, Hungry or Hard Up. Octopus Books. ISBN 978-0857831064.
  10. ^ "Gastro Geek offers a twist on the traditional with its offbeat recipes". Metro. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  11. ^ Brooks, Beth (17 December 2013). "Sainsbury's enlists 'food lovers' for help with leftovers". The Grocer. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. ^ Ruddick, Graham (16 December 2013). "Sainsbury's turns to Jack Monroe and great grandmother for new campaign". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  13. ^ Glenday, John (17 December 2013). "Sainsbury's abandons celebrity endorsements in favour of real people". The Drum. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  14. ^ Bains, Juliette (23 December 2013). "Wakefield great-grandma is face of new food campaign". Yorkshire Evening Post. Yorkshire. Retrieved 1 February 2014.