Gizzi Erskine


Griselda "Gizzi" Maxwell Erskine is an English cook and TV personality.

Early years

Erskine was born in Wandsworth, to model and actress Maria Josephine, and Iain Maxwell Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Rerrick. She was the second of three daughters, all Wandsworth born.

Career

She trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London.
Erskine presented two seasons of Channel 4's cookery show Cook Yourself Thin and presented Channel 4's daytime programme Cookery School in 2011. She has also presented cookery features for ITV1's This Morning, contributed to Healthy Food Guide magazine and appeared on Sky1's Taste. She now co-presents channel 4's cookery programme Drop Down Menu with Matt Tebbutt. She has also appeared on other TV shows, including Cooks To Market and Iron Chef on Channel 4. As a food writer, her books include Kitchen Magic and Skinny Weeks and Weekend Feasts.
On 14 July 2013, she joined The Sunday Times as the Sunday Times Cook in the newspaper's weekly magazine.