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'''Rejina Juie Sabur-Cross''' is an ] ] ], ] and ]ger. 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''' is an ] ] ], ] and ]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 raised in ], ]. She was brought up in a traditional Bengali Household and worked in Japan for two years.<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 ], ] 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 ] 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='']''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> She has a food and drink journalism qualification and a ] 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='']''|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
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Sabur worked as a researcher on a cookery programme<ref name="gastrogeek">{{cite web |url=http://www.gastrogeek.wordpress.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Gastrogeek|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> and taught English in Japan for two years.<ref name="focussedonfood"/> Sabur worked as a researcher on a cookery programme<ref name="gastrogeek">{{cite web |url=http://www.gastrogeek.wordpress.com/about/|title=About|publisher=Gastrogeek|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> and taught English in Japan for two years.<ref name="focussedonfood"/>


In early 2009, Sabur started her food blog Gastrogeek.<ref name="uktv">{{cite web |url=http://www.uktv.co.uk/food/chef/aid/654853|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=Good Food Channel|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> Rejina specialises in making home cooked meals with an Asian/ethnic twist.<ref name="sainsbury">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/mobile-latest-news/%5Cmobilenewsarticle?id=9617|title=Make Your Roast Go Further|work= |location= |publisher=''J Sainsbury plc''|date=16 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> In early 2009, Sabur started her food blog Gastrogeek.<ref name="uktv">{{cite web |url=http://www.uktv.co.uk/food/chef/aid/654853|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=Good Food Channel|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> She specialises in making home cooked meals with an Asian/ethnic twist.<ref name="sainsbury">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/mobile-latest-news/%5Cmobilenewsarticle?id=9617|title=Make Your Roast Go Further|work= |location= |publisher=''J Sainsbury plc''|date=16 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>


She has written for publications and food websites including '']'', BBC Good Food, Channel 4 Food,<ref name="amazon.co.uk1">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rejina-Sabur-Cross/e/B00BU2O8ZA|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=]|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> '']'', ''Fork Magazine'', ''Eat Me Magazine'' and ''Fire and Knives Food Quarterly''.<ref name="uktv"/> She has also been featured in '']'', Red Magazine, '']'', '']'', ''Amelia's Magazine'' and ''Waitrose Kitchen''.<ref name="gastrogeek"/> She has written for publications and food websites including '']'', BBC Good Food, Channel 4 Food,<ref name="amazon.co.uk1">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rejina-Sabur-Cross/e/B00BU2O8ZA|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=]|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> '']'', ''Fork Magazine'', ''Eat Me Magazine'' and ''Fire and Knives Food Quarterly''.<ref name="uktv"/> She has also been featured in '']'', Red Magazine, '']'', '']'', ''Amelia's Magazine'' and ''Waitrose Kitchen''.<ref name="gastrogeek"/>
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From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in ] 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='']''|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 ]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='']''|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='']''|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='']''|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in ] 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='']''|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 ]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='']''|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='']''|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='']''|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sabur is married and has a son.<ref name="independent"/>


==Book(s)== ==Book(s)==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Rejina Sabur-Cross
BornRejina Juie Sabur
London, England
Pen nameGastrogeek
OccupationFood writer, blogger
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectFood writing
Website
http://www.gastrogeek.wordpress.com/

Rejina Juie Sabur-Cross 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.

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

Career

Sabur worked as a researcher on a cookery programme and taught English in Japan for two years.

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

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

She has been interviewed by Tom Parker Bowles on his LBC radio show and by Robert Elms on his BBC London 94.9 show. 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.

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

From 1 January to 15 February 2014, Sabur featured in Sainsbury's six-week campaign called "Make Your Roast Go Further". Along with Jack Monroe, Pam Clarkson, Nick Coffer, she shared recipes and tips online on how to use up leftover food from Sunday roasts.

Personal life

Sabur is married and has a son.

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. ^ 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. ^ "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. ^ "About". Gastrogeek. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ "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. "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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. "Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up [Illustrated] [Paperback]". Amazon.co.uk. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. "Gastrogeek: What to Cook When You're In a Hurry, Hungry or Hard Up". Amazon.com. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. Koski, John (26 January 2013). "Food book of the week: Gastrogeek by Rejina Sabur-Cross". 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. Thomas, Emma (17 December 2013). "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". 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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