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'''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 the author of ''Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up''.
'''Rejina Sabur''' ([[Name at birth|née]] '''Sabur'''; {{langx|bn|রেজিনা সবুর}}) is a writer. She was active as a [[Freelancer|freelance]] [[Food writing|food writer]], [[Cooking|home cook]] and [[blog]]ger 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==
==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|publisher=Shoot and Eat|date=8 March 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>


She has a food and drink journalism qualification and a broadcast journalism postgraduate diploma.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=https://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|newspaper=[[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 |url=https://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|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=17 December 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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 [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[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|date=22 March 2009 |publisher=Gastrogeek|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> and taught English in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[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> 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>
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|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> She specialises in making home cooked meals with an Asian/ethnic twist.<ref name="sainsbury">{{cite news |url=http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/mobile-latest-news/%5Cmobilenewsarticle?id=9617|title=Make Your Roast Go Further|publisher=J Sainsbury plc|date=16 December 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>


She has written for publications and food websites including ''[[The Guardian]]'', BBC Good Food, Channel 4 Food,<ref name="amazon.co.uk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rejina-Sabur-Cross/e/B00BU2O8ZA|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|date= |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> ''[[Le cool]]'', ''Fork Magazine'', ''Eat Me Magazine'' and ''Fire and Knives Food Quarterly''.<ref name="uktv"/> She has also been featured in the ''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'', Red Magazine, ''[[The Independent]]'', ''[[Olive (magazine)|Olive]]'', ''Amelia's Magazine'' and ''Waitrose Kitchen''.<ref name="gastrogeek"/>
She has written for publications and food websites including ''[[The Guardian]]'', BBC Good Food, Channel 4 Food,<ref name="amazon.co.uk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rejina-Sabur-Cross/e/B00BU2O8ZA|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross|publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> ''[[Le cool]]'', ''Fork Magazine'', ''Eat Me Magazine'' and ''Fire and Knives Food Quarterly''.<ref name="uktv"/> She has also been featured in the ''[[London Evening Standard|Evening Standard]]'', Red Magazine, ''[[The Independent]]'', ''[[Olive (magazine)|Olive]]'', ''Amelia's Magazine'' and ''Waitrose Kitchen''.<ref name="gastrogeek"/>


She has been interviewed by [[Tom Parker Bowles]] on his [[LBC]] radio show<ref name="uktv"/> and by [[Robert Elms]] on his [[BBC London 94.9]] show.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013kw2y|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross, Barry Forshaw, Stephen Poliakoff and Jacqueline Bisset|publisher=[[BBC London 94.9]]|date=30 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="uktv"/>
She has been interviewed by [[Tom Parker Bowles]] on his [[LBC]] radio show<ref name="uktv"/> and by [[Robert Elms]] on his [[BBC London 94.9]] show.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013kw2y|title=Rejina Sabur-Cross, Barry Forshaw, Stephen Poliakoff and Jacqueline Bisset|publisher=[[BBC London 94.9]]|date=30 January 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="uktv"/>


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=https://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=https://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|newspaper=[[Mail Online]]|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> The cookbook contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |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|newspaper=[[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 book |title=Gastrogeek: What to eat when you're in a hurry, hungry or hard up [Illustrated] [Paperback]|date=31 January 2013|id={{ASIN|0857831062|country=uk}}}}</ref><ref name="amazonGastrogeek2">{{cite book |title=Gastrogeek: What to Cook When You're In a Hurry, Hungry or Hard Up|date=16 June 2013|isbn=978-0857831064|last1=Sabur-Cross|first1=Rejina|publisher=Octopus Books }}</ref> The cookbook contains recipes designed for when time or finances are limited.<ref name="metro">{{cite news |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|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=24 January 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>


From January to 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=https://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|newspaper=[[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|newspaper=[[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|location=Yorkshire|newspaper=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
From January to 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|publisher=[[The Grocer]]|date=17 December 2013|access-date=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=https://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|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=16 December 2013|access-date=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|publisher=The Drum|date=17 December 2013|access-date=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|location=Yorkshire|newspaper=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]]|date=23 December 2013|access-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Sabur is married and has two sons Ivan and Sufjan Sabur Cross.<ref name="independent"/>
Sabur is married.<ref name="independent"/>


==Book(s)==
==Book(s)==
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 6 November 2024

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

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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

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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

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Sabur is married.[2]

Book(s)

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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

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References

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  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.
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