Rejina Sabur-Cross | |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Pseudonym: | Gastrogeek (2009-15) |
Birth Name: | Rejina Juie Sabur |
Occupation: | Writer |
Language: | English |
Nationality: | British |
Genre: | Non-fiction |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
Children: | 1 |
Rejina Sabur (née Sabur; bn|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.
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]