Donna Hay
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Donna Hay is an Australian food stylist, author, and magazine editor.
She is best known as the author of 14 bestselling cookbooks, including Off the Shelf, Modern Classics (Books 1 and 2), The Instant Cook, Christmas, and Instant Entertaining. Selling over 3 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in January 2007.
Hay also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Donna Hay Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001. She has also acted as Food Editor for Marie Claire
magazine since 2006, as well as six months as Food Editor at The Age
and The Sydney Morning Herald
She also has her own homewares range, Donna Hay Home; her own store, Donna Hay General Store, in Woollahra
; and a weekly column published in News Limited
newspapers. Donna will launch a range of homewares in partnership with Royal Doulton in mid-2011.
She has also appeared many times as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia
, which airs on Network Ten
.
In March 2011, Hay's first television series, Fast, Fresh, Simple., launched on The LifeStyle Channel
. Fast, Fresh, Simple. is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.
Donna lives with her husband, Bill Wilson, and two sons, Angus and Tom.
She is best known as the author of 14 bestselling cookbooks, including Off the Shelf, Modern Classics (Books 1 and 2), The Instant Cook, Christmas, and Instant Entertaining. Selling over 3 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in January 2007.
Hay also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Donna Hay Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001. She has also acted as Food Editor for Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
magazine since 2006, as well as six months as Food Editor at The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
and The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
She also has her own homewares range, Donna Hay Home; her own store, Donna Hay General Store, in Woollahra
Woollahra, New South Wales
Woollahra is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The Municipality of Woollahra takes its name from the...
; and a weekly column published in News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
newspapers. Donna will launch a range of homewares in partnership with Royal Doulton in mid-2011.
She has also appeared many times as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia
Masterchef Australia
MasterChef Australia is a Logie award winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by FremantleMedia Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as...
, which airs on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
.
In March 2011, Hay's first television series, Fast, Fresh, Simple., launched on The LifeStyle Channel
The LifeStyle Channel
LifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests...
. Fast, Fresh, Simple. is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.
Donna lives with her husband, Bill Wilson, and two sons, Angus and Tom.