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'''Rejina Juie Sabur-Cross''' is an English [[Freelancer|freelance]] [[Food writing|food writer]], [[Cooking|home cook]] and blogger. She is best known as the author of ''Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up''.
'''Rejina Juie Sabur-Cross''' ([[Name at birth|née]] '''Sabur'''; {{lang-bn|রেজিনা সবুর}}; born 18 March 1974) is an [[England|English]] [[Freelancer|freelance]] [[Food writing|food writer]], [[Cooking|home cook]] and [[blog]]ger. She is best known as the author of ''Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Sabur was born and brought up in London, England within a traditional Bengali household.<ref name="focussedonfood">{{cite news |last=Potter|first=Lyn|url=http://focussedonfood.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/gastrogeek.html|title=BBC Asian Network Unveils New Sunday Language Programmes|work= |location= |publisher=''Shoot and Eat''|date=8 March 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
Sabur was born and brought up in [[London]], [[England]] within a traditional Bengali household.<ref name="focussedonfood">{{cite news |last=Potter|first=Lyn|url=http://focussedonfood.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/gastrogeek.html|title=BBC Asian Network Unveils New Sunday Language Programmes|work= |location= |publisher=''Shoot and Eat''|date=8 March 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>


She has a food and drink journalism qualification and a [[broadcast journalism]] postgraduate diploma.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/howdy-foodies-bloggers-and-grandmother-front-sainsburys-advert-9008968.html|title=Howdy foodies: Bloggers and grandmother front Sainsbury's advert|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
She has a food and drink journalism qualification and a broadcast journalism postgraduate diploma.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/howdy-foodies-bloggers-and-grandmother-front-sainsburys-advert-9008968.html|title=Howdy foodies: Bloggers and grandmother front Sainsbury's advert|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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In January 2013, her first book ''Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up'' was published.<ref name="amazonGastrogeek1">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gastrogeek-What-youre-hurry-hungry/dp/0857831062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388892094&sr=1-1|title=Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up [Illustrated] [Paperback]|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="amazonGastrogeek2">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/Gastrogeek-What-Youre-Hurry-Hungry/dp/0857831062/ref=la_B00BU2O8ZA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388892826&sr=1-1|title=Gastrogeek: What to Cook When You're In a Hurry, Hungry or Hard Up|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=16 June 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Koski|first=John|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2268183/Gastrogeek-Rejina-Sabur-Cross-Food-book-week.html|title=Food book of the week: Gastrogeek by Rejina Sabur-Cross|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> The cookbook is contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2013/01/24/gastro-geek-offers-a-twist-on-the-traditional-with-its-offbeat-recipes-3364221/|title=Gastro Geek offers a twist on the traditional with its offbeat recipes|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]''|date=24 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
In January 2013, her first book ''Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up'' was published.<ref name="amazonGastrogeek1">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gastrogeek-What-youre-hurry-hungry/dp/0857831062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388892094&sr=1-1|title=Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up [Illustrated] [Paperback]|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="amazonGastrogeek2">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/Gastrogeek-What-Youre-Hurry-Hungry/dp/0857831062/ref=la_B00BU2O8ZA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388892826&sr=1-1|title=Gastrogeek: What to Cook When You're In a Hurry, Hungry or Hard Up|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|date=16 June 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Koski|first=John|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2268183/Gastrogeek-Rejina-Sabur-Cross-Food-book-week.html|title=Food book of the week: Gastrogeek by Rejina Sabur-Cross|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> The cookbook is contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2013/01/24/gastro-geek-offers-a-twist-on-the-traditional-with-its-offbeat-recipes-3364221/|title=Gastro Geek offers a twist on the traditional with its offbeat recipes|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]''|date=24 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>


From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in [[Sainsbury's]] six-week campaign called "Make Your Roast Go Further".<ref name="thegrocer">{{cite news |last=Brooks|first=Beth|url=http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/sainsburys/sainsburys-enlists-food-lovers-for-help-with-leftovers/352820.article|title=Sainsbury's enlists 'food lovers' for help with leftovers|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Grocer]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> Along with Jack Monroe, Pam Clarkson, Nick Coffer, she shared recipes and tips online on how to use up leftover food from [[Sunday roast]]s.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Ruddick|first=Graham|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10521399/Sainsburys-turns-to-Jack-Monroe-and-great-grandmother-for-new-campaign.html|title=Sainsbury's turns to Jack Monroe and great grandmother for new campaign|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=16 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Thomas|first=Emma|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525056/Sainsburys-replace-Jamie-Oliver-single-mother-great-grandmother-new-ads.html|title=Single mother and 73-year-old great grandmother named as faces of new Sainsbury's ad after company severed ties with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="thedrum">{{cite news |last=Glenday|first=John|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/12/17/sainsbury-s-abandons-celebrity-endorsements-favour-real-people|title=Sainsbury's abandons celebrity endorsements in favour of real people|work= |location= |publisher=''The Drum''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="yorkshireeveningpost">{{cite news |last=Bains|first=Juliette|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/wakefield-great-grandma-is-face-of-new-food-campaign-1-6331518|title=Wakefield great-grandma is face of new food campaign|work= |location=Yorkshire|publisher=''[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]''|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in [[Sainsbury's]] six-week campaign called "Make Your Roast Go Further".<ref name="thegrocer">{{cite news |last=Brooks|first=Beth|url=http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/supermarkets/sainsburys/sainsburys-enlists-food-lovers-for-help-with-leftovers/352820.article|title=Sainsbury’s enlists 'food lovers' for help with leftovers|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Grocer]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> Along with Jack Monroe, Pam Clarkson, Nick Coffer, she shared recipes and tips online on how to use up leftover food from [[Sunday roast]]s.<ref name="independent"/><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |last=Ruddick|first=Graham|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10521399/Sainsburys-turns-to-Jack-Monroe-and-great-grandmother-for-new-campaign.html|title=Sainsbury's turns to Jack Monroe and great grandmother for new campaign|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''|date=16 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Thomas|first=Emma|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525056/Sainsburys-replace-Jamie-Oliver-single-mother-great-grandmother-new-ads.html|title=Single mother and 73-year-old great grandmother named as faces of new Sainsbury's ad after company severed ties with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Mail Online]]''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="thedrum">{{cite news |last=Glenday|first=John|url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/12/17/sainsbury-s-abandons-celebrity-endorsements-favour-real-people|title=Sainsbury’s abandons celebrity endorsements in favour of real people|work= |location= |publisher=''The Drum''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="yorkshireeveningpost">{{cite news |last=Bains|first=Juliette|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/wakefield-great-grandma-is-face-of-new-food-campaign-1-6331518|title=Wakefield great-grandma is face of new food campaign|work= |location=Yorkshire|publisher=''[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]''|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.gastrogeek.wordpress.com/}}
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*{{Twitter|gastrogeek|Rejina Sabur-Cross}}
*[http://www.theguardian.com/profile/rejina-sabur Rejina Sabur-Cross] on ''[[theguardian.com]]''
*[http://www.theguardian.com/profile/rejina-sabur Rejina Sabur-Cross] on ''[[theguardian.com]]''
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Revision as of 22:58, 1 January 2015

Rejina Sabur-Cross
BornRejina Juie Sabur
(1974-02-18) 18 February 1974 (age 50)
London, England
Pen nameGastrogeek
OccupationFood writer, blogger
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectFood writing
Years active2009–present
Website
www.gastrogeek.wordpress.com

Rejina Juie Sabur-Cross (

née Sabur; Bengali: রেজিনা সবুর; born 18 March 1974) is an English freelance food writer, home cook and blogger
. She is best known as 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 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 Evening Standard, Red Magazine, The Independent, Olive, Amelia's Magazine and Waitrose Kitchen.[3]

She has been interviewed by

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][10] The cookbook is contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.[11]

From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in Sainsbury's six-week campaign called "Make Your Roast Go Further".[12] 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][13][14][15][16]

Personal life

Sabur is married and has a son.[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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Howdy foodies: Bloggers and grandmother front Sainsbury's advert". The Independent. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "About". Gastrogeek. 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. Amazon.co.uk
    . Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. BBC London 94.9. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  8. Amazon.co.uk
    . 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. Amazon.com
    . 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. Mail Online. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  11. ^ "Gastro Geek offers a twist on the traditional with its offbeat recipes". Metro. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Brooks, Beth (17 December 2013). "Sainsbury's enlists 'food lovers' for help with leftovers". The Grocer. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Ruddick, Graham (16 December 2013). "Sainsbury's turns to Jack Monroe and great grandmother for new campaign". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. Mail Online. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  15. ^ Glenday, John (17 December 2013). "Sainsbury's abandons celebrity endorsements in favour of real people". The Drum. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Bains, Juliette (23 December 2013). "Wakefield great-grandma is face of new food campaign". Yorkshire: Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 February 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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