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{{Short description|Australian food stylist (born 1970)}}
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'''Donna Hay''' is an [[Australian]] food stylist, author, and magazine editor.<ref name=one>[http://www.harpercollins.com.au/donnahay/bio.htm Harper Collins Website]</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|1|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
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| years_active = 2001–present
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'''Donna Hay''' {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 28 January 1970) is an Australian food stylist, author, magazine and newspaper editor, businesswoman and television presenter, who has presented her own programs<ref name=one>[http://www.harpercollins.com.au/donnahay/bio.htm Harper Collins Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923003103/http://www.harpercollins.com.au/donnahay/bio.htm |date=23 September 2007 }}</ref>


==Cookbooks ==
==Cookbooks and publishing==
She is best known as the author of 25 bestselling cookbooks, including ''the new easy'', ''the new classics'', ''fresh and light'', ''fast, fresh, simple'', ''off the shelf'', ''modern classics'' (books 1 and 2), ''the instant cook'', and ''instant entertaining''. Selling over 4.5 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the [[Gourmand World Cookbook Awards]] in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/companyProfile.aspx Company Profile]</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2014}} Her most recent book, ''The New Classics'', was released in November 2013.
Hay is best known as the author of 27 bestselling cookbooks, including ''the new easy'', ''the new classics'', ''fresh and light'', ''fast, fresh, simple'', ''off the shelf'', ''modern classics'' (books 1 and 2), ''the instant cook'', "Basics to Brilliance" and ''Basics to Brilliance: Kids''. Selling over 6 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the [[Gourmand World Cookbook Awards]] in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/companyProfile.aspx Company Profile]{{failed verification|date=March 2014}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002072718/http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/companyProfile.aspx |date=2 October 2007 }}</ref> Her most recent book, ''everyday fresh'', was released in October 2020.


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Hay also served as Editor-in-Chief of ''Donna Hay Magazine'', a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001, which closed after 100 issues in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top women in food|url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food/galleries/photo/-/16306664/high-achievers-top-women-in-food/16306666/|work=Yahoo!7 Lifestyle|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=6 March 2013}}</ref> She was the Food Editor for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine when it launched in Australia, as well as six months as Food Editor at ''[[The Age]]'' and ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mollard|first=Angela|title=Donna Hay's transformation|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/donna-hays-transformation/story-fn6bn9st-1226012569508|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=27 February 2011}}</ref>
==Magazine ==
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Hay also serves as Editor-in-Chief of ''Donna Hay Magazine'', a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top women in food|url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food/galleries/photo/-/16306664/high-achievers-top-women-in-food/16306666/|work=Yahoo!7 Lifestyle|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=15 December 2013|date=6 March 2013}}</ref> She has also acted as Food Editor for ''[[Marie Claire]]'' magazine since 2006, as well as six months as Food Editor at ''[[The Age]]'' and ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mollard|first=Angela|title=Donna Hay's transformation|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/donna-hays-transformation/story-fn6bn9st-1226012569508|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=27 February 2011}}</ref>


==Homewares Collection ==
==Homewares collection ==
She also has her own homewares range, launched in partnership with [[Royal Doulton]] in June, 2011.
She also has her own homewares range, sold via her online store at [[donnahay.com.au|donnahay.com]].

==Television presenter and appearances==
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In March 2011, Hay's first television series, ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'', launched on [[The LifeStyle Channel]]. ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'' is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple|url=http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/tv/donna-hay-fast-fresh-simple/|work=[[The LifeStyle Channel|LifeStyle FOOD]]|publisher=Foxtel Management Pty Ltd|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref>

Donna has also appeared many times as a guest judge on ''[[MasterChef Australia]]'', which airs on [[Network Ten]].

In May 2016 her new TV series called "Donna Hay – Basics to Brilliance" aired on Lifestyle Food, Foxtel, followed by "Basics to Brilliance: Kids" in 2017.

== Honours and recognition ==
Hay was awarded the Medal of the [[Order of Australia]] (OAM) in the [[2022 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2022 Queen's Birthday Honours]] for "service to the food and hospitality sector as a cook and author".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ms Donna Hay |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2011396 |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=It's an Honour}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
| Title
| Year
| Role
|-
| ''[[Kath and Kim]]'' (TV series)
| 2007
| As herself (guest)
|-
| ''[[MasterChef New Zealand]]'' (TV series)
| 2010
| Guest
|-
| ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'' (TV series)
| 2010
| Self - New Masterchef Celebrity Chef Challenge Judge
|-
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| ''[[Junior MasterChef Australia]]''| 2010
| Self - Guest
|-
| ''Donna Hay - Fast, Fresh, Simple'' 13-part series (TV series)
| 2011
| Host
|-
| ''[[Masterchef Australia]]'' (TV series)
| 2009-2011
| Self - Guest Chef - Self Guest Judge - Celebrity Chef (14 episodes)
|-
| ''Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance'' (TV series)
| 2016-2017
| Self - Host
|-
| Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance Kids'' (TV series)
| 2017
| Self - Host
|-
| ''RTL Late Night'' (TV series)
| 2018
| Self
|-
| ''Saturday Kitchen'' (TV series)
| 2007-2020
|-
| ''Dishing It Up'' (TV series)
| 2022
| Self
|-
| ''Donna Hay Christmas'' (TV miniseries)
| 2022
| Self - Host
|}


==Television ==
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In March 2011, Hay's first television series, ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'', launched on [[The LifeStyle Channel]]. ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'' is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple|url=http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/tv/donna-hay-fast-fresh-simple/|work=[[The LifeStyle Channel|LifeStyle FOOD]]|publisher=Foxtel Management Pty Ltd|accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref> She has also appeared many times as a guest judge on ''[[MasterChef Australia]]'', which airs on [[Network Ten]]. May 2016 her new tv series called "Donna Hay - Basics to Brilliance" started to air on Lifestyle Food Foxtel.


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.donnahay.com.au Donna Hay Magazine Official Site]
*[http://www.donnahay.com.au Donna Hay Magazine Official Site]
*[http://www.harpercollins.com.au/donnahay/ Donna Hay profile on Harper Collins website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016063125/http://www.harpercollins.com.au/donnahay/ Donna Hay profile on Harper Collins website]
*[http://www.donnahay.com.au/about/biography Donna Hay bio]
*[http://www.donnahay.com.au/about/biography Donna Hay bio]
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Revision as of 00:27, 28 May 2024

Donna Hay
OAM
Born (1970-01-28) 28 January 1970 (age 54)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Food stylist
  • author
  • magazine and newspaper editor
  • homewares retailer
  • television presenter and judge
Years active2001–present

Donna Hay OAM (born 28 January 1970) is an Australian food stylist, author, magazine and newspaper editor, businesswoman and television presenter, who has presented her own programs[1]

Cookbooks and publishing

Hay is best known as the author of 27 bestselling cookbooks, including the new easy, the new classics, fresh and light, fast, fresh, simple, off the shelf, modern classics (books 1 and 2), the instant cook, "Basics to Brilliance" and Basics to Brilliance: Kids. Selling over 6 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the 'Magnificent Seven' cookbook authors by the judges of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in January 2007.[2] Her most recent book, everyday fresh, was released in October 2020.

Hay also served as Editor-in-Chief of Donna Hay Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001, which closed after 100 issues in July 2018.[3] She was the Food Editor for Marie Claire magazine when it launched in Australia, as well as six months as Food Editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.[4]

Homewares collection

She also has her own homewares range, sold via her online store at donnahay.com.

Television presenter and appearances

In March 2011, Hay's first television series, Fast, Fresh, Simple, launched on The LifeStyle Channel. Fast, Fresh, Simple is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name.[5]

Donna has also appeared many times as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia, which airs on Network Ten.

In May 2016 her new TV series called "Donna Hay – Basics to Brilliance" aired on Lifestyle Food, Foxtel, followed by "Basics to Brilliance: Kids" in 2017.

Honours and recognition

Hay was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the food and hospitality sector as a cook and author".[6]

Filmography

Title Year Role
Kath and Kim (TV series) 2007 As herself (guest)
MasterChef New Zealand (TV series) 2010 Guest
The Project (TV series) 2010 Self - New Masterchef Celebrity Chef Challenge Judge
Junior MasterChef Australia| 2010 Self - Guest
Donna Hay - Fast, Fresh, Simple 13-part series (TV series) 2011 Host
Masterchef Australia (TV series) 2009-2011 Self - Guest Chef - Self Guest Judge - Celebrity Chef (14 episodes)
Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance (TV series) 2016-2017 Self - Host
Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance Kids (TV series) 2017 Self - Host
RTL Late Night (TV series) 2018 Self
Saturday Kitchen (TV series) 2007-2020
Dishing It Up (TV series) 2022 Self
Donna Hay Christmas (TV miniseries) 2022 Self - Host


References

  1. ^ Harper Collins Website Archived 23 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Company Profile[failed verification] Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Top women in food". Yahoo!7 Lifestyle. Yahoo!. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. ^ Mollard, Angela (27 February 2011). "Donna Hay's transformation". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple". LifeStyle FOOD. Foxtel Management Pty Ltd. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Ms Donna Hay". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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