Rejina Sabur-Cross

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]

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]}

Sabur is married.^[2]

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