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'''Juliet Grace Sear''' (née '''Walker'''; born 29 April 1974) is an English baker, writer, and television personality. She is the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] daytime programme ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''’s resident baker and has authored six books. |
'''Juliet Grace Sear''' (née '''Walker'''; born 29 April 1974) is an English baker, writer, and television personality. She is the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] daytime programme ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''’s resident baker and has authored six baking books. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Sear was born in [[Southend-on-Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.everand.com/article/475075237/Juliet-Sear|title=Juliet Sear|work=Baking Heaven|accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref> She went to university in London.<ref name="es aug 24"/> She taught herself to bake and practiced after getting her start baking a cake for her son's fourth birthday.<ref name="bm 17"/> |
Sear was born in [[Rochford]] near [[Southend-on-Sea|Southend]] and grew up in [[Leigh-on-Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/zestmedialondon/docs/abs_june22_digital_upload_essex|title=Have Your Cake|work=Absolutely Essex|date=30 May 2022|accessdate=22 September 2024|p=46}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.everand.com/article/475075237/Juliet-Sear|title=Juliet Sear|work=Baking Heaven|accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref> She went to university in London.<ref name="es aug 24"/> She taught herself to bake and practiced after getting her start baking a cake for her son's fourth birthday.<ref name="bm 17"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2008, Sear founded her cake bakery Fancy Nancy (originally the Little Venice Cake Company) on Rectory Road in [[Leigh-on-Sea]]. Her products were stocked in [[Harvey Nichols]] and [[Fortnum & Mason]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onedishcloser.com/blog/2016/3/20/cake-baking-and-decorating-with-juliet-sear.html|title=Cake Baking and Decorating with Juliet Sear|work=One Dish Closer|date=20 March 2016|accessdate=26 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wyldemoon.co.uk/wylde-recipes/christmas-cake-fortnum-mason-recipe/|title=A Christmas Cake loved by Fortnum & Mason that can be made just a week in advance|website=Wylde Moon|first=Juliet|last=Sear|date=15 December 2022|accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref> Sear taught at Leith's School of Food and Wine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mup.com.au/authors/juliet-sear|title=Juliet Sear|website=Melbourne University Publishing|accessdate=26 August 2024}}</ref> and wrote for publications such as ''LoveFood''. In 2012, Sear published her debut book ''The Cake Decorating Bible''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renshawbaking.com/gb/cake-decorating-trends-2014-juliet-sear-predictions/|title=Cake Decorating Trends 2014: Juliet Sear's Predictions|website=Renshaw Baking|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=22 September |
In 2008, Sear founded her cake bakery Fancy Nancy (originally the Little Venice Cake Company) on Rectory Road in [[Leigh-on-Sea]]. Her products were stocked in [[Harvey Nichols]] and [[Fortnum & Mason]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onedishcloser.com/blog/2016/3/20/cake-baking-and-decorating-with-juliet-sear.html|title=Cake Baking and Decorating with Juliet Sear|work=One Dish Closer|date=20 March 2016|accessdate=26 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wyldemoon.co.uk/wylde-recipes/christmas-cake-fortnum-mason-recipe/|title=A Christmas Cake loved by Fortnum & Mason that can be made just a week in advance|website=Wylde Moon|first=Juliet|last=Sear|date=15 December 2022|accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref> Sear taught at Leith's School of Food and Wine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mup.com.au/authors/juliet-sear|title=Juliet Sear|website=Melbourne University Publishing|accessdate=26 August 2024}}</ref> and wrote for publications such as ''LoveFood''. In 2012, Sear published her debut book ''The Cake Decorating Bible''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.renshawbaking.com/gb/cake-decorating-trends-2014-juliet-sear-predictions/|title=Cake Decorating Trends 2014: Juliet Sear's Predictions|website=Renshaw Baking|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref> |
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Sear began uploading videos to her YouTube channel in 2017. ''Kawaii Cakes'' <ref name="bm 17">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakingmad.com/baking-tips/5-minutes-with-juliet-sear|title=5 Minutes with Juliet Sear|website=Baking Mad|date=2017|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref> |
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Sear featured in the 2013 ''Cake and Bake Show'' in [[Manchester]] alongside the likes of [[Paul Hollywood]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/10307717/Cake-and-Bake-Show-inspirational-cake-designs.html|title=Cake and Bake Show: inspirational cake designs|journal=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 September 2013|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> and became a UK ambassador for range from American series ''[[Cake Boss]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maisoncupcake.com/sugar-showcase-juliet-sear-shows-whos-cake-boss/|title=Juliet Sear shows who's Cake Boss|work=Maison Cupcake|first=Sarah|last=Trivuncic|date=2014|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> She made cakes for public figures such as [[Peaches Geldof]], [[Tom Daley]], [[Alan Titchmarsh]], and [[Fearne Cotton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10607599/Face-to-face-with-my-marzipan-twin-what-will-sheit-taste-like.html|title=Face to face with my marzipan twin - what will she/it taste like?|journal=The Daily Telegraph|first=Sarah|last=Rainey|date=30 January 2014|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laceandfavour.com/us/blog/all-blog-posts/the-50-most-iconic-celebrity-weddings-of-the-last-decade/|title=The 50 most iconic celebrity weddings of the last decade|work=Lace and Favour|date=28 August 2019|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> Her second cookbook ''Cakeology'' was published in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakingmad.com/baking-tips/behind-the-scenes-with-juliet-sear|title=Behind the Scenes with Juliet Sear|work=Baking Mad|date=2015|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> The bakery closed in 2016 when Sear relocated to London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/20234711.leighs-juliet-sear---business-owner-morning-expert/|title=Juliet Sear - from Leigh business owner to This Morning expert|journal=Echo|first=Jessica|last=Day-Parker|date=25 June 2022|accessdate=14 July 2024}}</ref> |
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By 2019, Sear's public figure clientele included [[Ian McKellan]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Prince Harry]], and [[Fearne Cotton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/derby-telegraph/20191109/282312501885764|title=The beautiful art of baking|work=Derby Telegraph|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Sear joined [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s daytime talk show ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' as resident baking expert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/this-morning-cook-juliet-sear-reveals-the-queens-food-favourites-16668068/|title=This Morning cook Juliet Sear reveals the Queen's food favourites|journal=Metro|first=Sue|last=Crawford|date=19 May 2022|accessdate=26 July 2024}}</ref> She also began uploading videos to her YouTube channel and released her third cookbook ''Kawaii Cakes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/lifestyle/food/kawaii-the-cute-baking-trend|title=Kawaii: the 'cute' baking trend|work=Sainsbury Magazine|first=Jessica|last=Salter|date=2017|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="bm 17">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakingmad.com/baking-tips/5-minutes-with-juliet-sear|title=5 Minutes with Juliet Sear|website=Baking Mad|date=2017|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref> This was followed by her fourth cookbook ''Botanical Baking'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakingmad.com/baking-tips/juliet-sear-and-botanical-baking|title=Juliet Sear & Botanical Baking|work=Baking Mad|date=2019|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> In late 2019, Sear hosted her own 10-part Sunday morning series on the network titled ''Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/itv-cooks-new-sunday-morning-shows|title=ITV cooks up new Sunday morning shows|work=Royal Television Society|first=James|last=Cordell|date=23 September 2019|accessdate=21 October 2024}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/this-morning-cook-juliet-sear-reveals-the-queens-food-favourites-16668068/|title=This Morning cook Juliet Sear reveals the Queen's food favourites|journal=Metro|first=Sue|last=Crawford|date=19 May 2022|accessdate=26 July 2024}}</ref> |
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By that time, Sear's public figure clientele included [[Ian McKellen]] at the Oxford Literary Festival,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/news/sir-ian-mckellen-to-speak-on-playing-shakespeare|title=Sir Ian McKellen to speak on playing Shakespeare|website=Oxford Literary Festival|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> [[Louise Roe]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/food/louise-roe-mackenzie-hunkin-wedding-cake-details/|title=See Louise Roe's Stunning Naked Wedding Cake Topped with Kumquats|work=People|first=Jessica|last=Fecteau|date=19 December 2016|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> [[Bryan Adams]], and [[Prince Harry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/derby-telegraph/20191109/282312501885764|title=The beautiful art of baking|work=Derby Telegraph|date=9 November 2019|accessdate=22 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/bath-chronicle/20220602/282587381611352|title=A fabulous feast that's fit for a queen|work=Bath Chronicle|date=2 June 2022|accessdate=21 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.henryandjames.co.uk/news-post/meet-the-neighbours-juliet-sear-queen-of-the-cakewalk/|title=Meet the neighbours – Juliet Sear, Queen of the Cakewalk|website=Henry & James|date=13 October 2015|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> Sear's baking, dinner, snack, and plant-based and vegetarian recipes have appeared in [[BBC Good Food|BBC ''Good Food'']],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/juliet-sear-recipes|title=Juliet Sear recipes|work=Good Food|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> ''[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2020031886457/juliet-sear-chouxnut-recipe/|title=Bake Juliet Sear's pretty chouxnuts with Chantilly cream filling|work=Hello!|first=Sophie|last=Hamilton|date=23 March 2020|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> and [[SquareMeal]].<ref name="sm bio"/> She appeared on the BBC's ''Good Food Show Winter 2021'' and created edible characters for ''[[The Great British Bake-Off]]'' on [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodfoodshow.com/chefs-experts/juliet-sear/|title=Chefs: Juliet Sear|website=Good Food Show|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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July 2024 ''Air Fryer Baking Magic'' [[HarperCollins]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/harpercollins-snaps-up-air-fryer-baking-magic-by-tv-baker-juliet-sear|title=HarperCollins snaps up Air Fryer Baking Magic by TV baker Juliet Sear|journal=The Bookseller|first=Melina|last=Spanoudi|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=26 July 2024}}</ref> Upon release, the book became a ''[[Sunday Times]]'' bestseller. |
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In May 2024, it was announced [[HarperCollins]] had acquired the rights to publish Sear's sixth cookbook ''Air Fryer Baking Magic'' that July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/harpercollins-snaps-up-air-fryer-baking-magic-by-tv-baker-juliet-sear|title=HarperCollins snaps up Air Fryer Baking Magic by TV baker Juliet Sear|journal=The Bookseller|first=Melina|last=Spanoudi|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=26 July 2024}}</ref> Upon release, the book became a ''[[Sunday Times]]'' bestseller. That same year, Sear joined the [[Guild of Food Writers]] (GFW)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gfw.co.uk/member-profile/4952/juliet-sear|title=Member Profile: Juliet Sear|website=Guild of Food Writers|accessdate=25 August 2024}}</ref> and became an ambassador for the charity Leukaemia UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leukaemiauk.org.uk/news/tv-baker-juliet-sear-announced-as-leukaemia-uk-ambassador/|title=TV baker Juliet Sear announced as Leukaemia UK Ambassador|website=Leukeamia UK|date=6 March 2024|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 26 October 2024
Juliet Sear | |
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Born | Juliet Grace Walker 29 April 1974[1] Rochford, England |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Simon Sear (m. 1997) |
Children | 3; including George |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Baking |
Television show(s)
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Website | julietsear |
Juliet Grace Sear (née Walker; born 29 April 1974) is an English baker, writer, and television personality. She is the ITV daytime programme This Morning’s resident baker and has authored six baking books.
Early life
[edit]Sear was born in Rochford near Southend and grew up in Leigh-on-Sea.[2][3] She went to university in London.[4] She taught herself to bake and practiced after getting her start baking a cake for her son's fourth birthday.[5]
Career
[edit]In 2008, Sear founded her cake bakery Fancy Nancy (originally the Little Venice Cake Company) on Rectory Road in Leigh-on-Sea. Her products were stocked in Harvey Nichols and Fortnum & Mason.[6][7] Sear taught at Leith's School of Food and Wine[8] and wrote for publications such as LoveFood. In 2012, Sear published her debut book The Cake Decorating Bible.[9]
Sear featured in the 2013 Cake and Bake Show in Manchester alongside the likes of Paul Hollywood[10] and became a UK ambassador for range from American series Cake Boss in 2014.[11] She made cakes for public figures such as Peaches Geldof, Tom Daley, Alan Titchmarsh, and Fearne Cotton.[12][13] Her second cookbook Cakeology was published in 2015.[14] The bakery closed in 2016 when Sear relocated to London.[15]
In 2017, Sear joined ITV's daytime talk show This Morning as resident baking expert.[16] She also began uploading videos to her YouTube channel and released her third cookbook Kawaii Cakes.[17][5] This was followed by her fourth cookbook Botanical Baking in 2018.[18] In late 2019, Sear hosted her own 10-part Sunday morning series on the network titled Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear.[19]
By that time, Sear's public figure clientele included Ian McKellen at the Oxford Literary Festival,[20] Louise Roe,[21] Bryan Adams, and Prince Harry.[22][23][24] Sear's baking, dinner, snack, and plant-based and vegetarian recipes have appeared in BBC Good Food,[25] Hello!,[26] and SquareMeal.[1] She appeared on the BBC's Good Food Show Winter 2021 and created edible characters for The Great British Bake-Off on Channel 4.[27]
In May 2024, it was announced HarperCollins had acquired the rights to publish Sear's sixth cookbook Air Fryer Baking Magic that July.[28] Upon release, the book became a Sunday Times bestseller. That same year, Sear joined the Guild of Food Writers (GFW)[29] and became an ambassador for the charity Leukaemia UK.[30]
Personal life
[edit]Juliet Walker married Simon Sear in 1997. They have three children; their son George and daughter Ruby are both actors, while their eldest Lydia is an artist.[31] Sear previously lived and raised her children in Leigh-on-Sea before moving to Barnsbury, North London.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Cake Decorating Bible: Simple Steps to Creating Beautiful Cupcakes, Biscuits, Birthday Cakes and More (2012)
- Cakeology: Over 20 Sensational Step-by-Step Cake Decorating Projects (2015)
- Kawaii Cakes: Adorable and Cute Japanese-Inspired Cakes and Treats (2017)
- Botanical Baking: Contemporary Baking and Cake Decorating with Edible Flowers and Herbs (2018)
- Cute Bakes: Adorable Kawaii-Inspired Cakes and Treats (2021)
- Air Fryer Baking Magic: 100 Incredible Recipes for Every Baking Occasion (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chef Juliet Sear". SquareMeal. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Have Your Cake". Absolutely Essex. 30 May 2022. p. 46. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Juliet Sear". Baking Heaven. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b Bloomfield, Ruth (15 August 2024). "'Barnsbury is actually friendlier than Essex': How baker Juliet Sear stopped worrying and moved to London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "5 Minutes with Juliet Sear". Baking Mad. 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Cake Baking and Decorating with Juliet Sear". One Dish Closer. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Sear, Juliet (15 December 2022). "A Christmas Cake loved by Fortnum & Mason that can be made just a week in advance". Wylde Moon. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Juliet Sear". Melbourne University Publishing. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Cake Decorating Trends 2014: Juliet Sear's Predictions". Renshaw Baking. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Cake and Bake Show: inspirational cake designs". The Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Trivuncic, Sarah (2014). "Juliet Sear shows who's Cake Boss". Maison Cupcake. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Rainey, Sarah (30 January 2014). "Face to face with my marzipan twin - what will she/it taste like?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "The 50 most iconic celebrity weddings of the last decade". Lace and Favour. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Behind the Scenes with Juliet Sear". Baking Mad. 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Day-Parker, Jessica (25 June 2022). "Juliet Sear - from Leigh business owner to This Morning expert". Echo. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Crawford, Sue (19 May 2022). "This Morning cook Juliet Sear reveals the Queen's food favourites". Metro. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Salter, Jessica (2017). "Kawaii: the 'cute' baking trend". Sainsbury Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Juliet Sear & Botanical Baking". Baking Mad. 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Cordell, James (23 September 2019). "ITV cooks up new Sunday morning shows". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Sir Ian McKellen to speak on playing Shakespeare". Oxford Literary Festival. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Fecteau, Jessica (19 December 2016). "See Louise Roe's Stunning Naked Wedding Cake Topped with Kumquats". People. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "The beautiful art of baking". Derby Telegraph. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "A fabulous feast that's fit for a queen". Bath Chronicle. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Meet the neighbours – Juliet Sear, Queen of the Cakewalk". Henry & James. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Juliet Sear recipes". Good Food. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Hamilton, Sophie (23 March 2020). "Bake Juliet Sear's pretty chouxnuts with Chantilly cream filling". Hello!. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Chefs: Juliet Sear". Good Food Show. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Spanoudi, Melina (24 May 2024). "HarperCollins snaps up Air Fryer Baking Magic by TV baker Juliet Sear". The Bookseller. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Member Profile: Juliet Sear". Guild of Food Writers. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "TV baker Juliet Sear announced as Leukaemia UK Ambassador". Leukeamia UK. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Ngimbi, Emmanuella (6 August 2024). "ITV This Morning star shares baby announcement in emotional family update". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Juliet Sear at IMDb