Marion Grasby

Grasby was born in Darwin, Northern Territory. At the age of four she moved with her family to Papua New Guinea, where she attended primary school. She later moved to Brisbane where she boarded at Somerville House. Her heritage is Thai on her mother's side and Australian on her father's side.

Grasby was influenced by her mother Noi, a professionally trained Thai chef{{Cite web|date=2012-05-11|title=In my mother's kitchen|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/in-my-mothers-kitchen-20120511-1yhkq.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}} and credits her with inspiring her with a natural love of food.{{Cite web|last=Dean|first=Lucinda|date=19 July 2011|title=Marion is master of her destiny|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/master-of-her-destiny/906024/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Morning Bulletin|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2013-03-08|title=Masterchef Australia {{!}} About Marion {{!}} Thai Recipes and Stories|url=http://marionskitchen.com.au/about-marion/|access-date=2021-04-20|archive-date=8 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308022133/http://marionskitchen.com.au/about-marion/|url-status=bot: unknown}}

After graduating from high school, Grasby studied law and journalism at the Queensland University of Technology, completing a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in 2005.{{Cite web|title=Marion Grasby – QUT News|url=https://www.qutnews.com/where-are-they-now/g/marion-grasby/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-AU}}

After university, Grasby was employed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Adelaide, South Australia, as a journalist. Between 2006 and 2008, Grasby was a reporter with the ABC. She filed reports for a range of radio and online services, including The World Today {{Cite web|last=Grasby|first=Marion|date=29 July 2006|title=The World Today - Grape oversupply plunges Aust wine industry into crisis|url=https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1679272.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.abc.net.au}} AM,{{Cite web|last=Grasby|first=Marion|date=29 July 2006|title=AM - Symphony set to rock Adelaide|url=https://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1700373.htm|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.abc.net.au}} and ABC Rural. She also worked as a producer for Stateline.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In 2008 Grasby left her journalism career and returned to university to study for a Master of Arts in Gastronomy at the University of Adelaide.{{Cite web|date=2010-07-08|title=MasterChef favourite gets the chop|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-09/masterchef-favourite-gets-the-chop/897610|access-date=2021-04-22|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}

In 2010 Grasby took a break from her Masters of Arts in Gastronomy course to compete in the second television series of MasterChef Australia. She was a favourite among viewers to win the series.{{Cite web|last=BRUNERO|first=TIM|date=21 June 2010|title=MasterChef poll puts Marion Grasby as favourite|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/masterchef-poll-puts-marion-grasby-as-favourite/news-story/3ea1da3a2570c7a0f25ed9b5b0139d31|access-date=2013-03-10|website=NewsComAu|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Perkin|first=Corie|date=2013-04-26|title=The book that Marion made @ The Weekly Review|url=http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/article-display/The-book-that-Marion-made/4132 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426160807/http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/article-display/The-book-that-Marion-made/4132 |archive-date=2013-04-26 |access-date=2021-04-20}}

Grasby's highlights in the series include winning a celebrity chef challenge against Movida's Frank Camorra {{Cite web|date=2010-05-27|title=MasterChef contestant beats the best|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/masterchef-contestant-beats-the-best-ng-ya-210929|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The West Australian|language=en}} and being named by Heston Blumenthal as the best performer during a MasterChef challenge in the UK, which Grasby said was her proudest cooking achievement.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 August 2011|title=Five minutes with: Marion Grasby|url=https://www.mindfood.com/five-minutes-with-marion-grasby/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=MINDFOOD|language=en}} Grasby was ultimately eliminated from the competition.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2010-07-08|title=Satay skewers Marion in MasterChef shock|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/satay-skewers-marion-in-masterchef-shock-20100708-102fj.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}

After leaving MasterChef, Grasby was offered opportunities to cook, write and present.{{Cite web|last=Dean|first=Lucinda|title=Marion is master of her destiny|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/master-of-her-destiny/906024/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Morning Bulletin|language=en}} She signed a deal with Masterchef Magazine.{{Cite web|date=2013-04-06|title=MasterChef Magazine signs exclusive deal with Marion Grasby {{!}} NewsSpace|url=http://www.newsspace.com.au/node/815|access-date=2021-04-20|archive-date=6 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406011149/http://www.newsspace.com.au/node/815|url-status=bot: unknown}}

In 2010, after finishing at MasterChef, Grasby started her own food company called Marion's Kitchen, which makes a range of meal kits including Pad Thai, San Choy Bow and Thai curries, as well as stir-fry sauces, marinades and salad dressings.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Start with the good stuff|url=https://www.marionskitchen.com/where-to-buy/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Marion's Kitchen|language=en-US}} In 2015 Marion’s Kitchen products launched in US supermarkets,{{Cite web|last=Robb|first=Kirsten|date=2015-06-19|title=The great Grasby: MasterChef's Marion Grasby takes her business to the US and shares five tips for global expansion|url=https://www.smartcompany.com.au/growth/the-great-grasby-masterchef-s-marion-grasby-takes-her-business-to-the-us-and-shares-five-tips-for-global-expansion/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=SmartCompany|language=en-US}} before switching to a US direct-to-consumer subscription service in 2019 called Marion’s Kitchen All Access USA.{{Cite web|title=Marion's Kitchen All Access|url=https://get.marionskitchenallaccess.com/join-the-club/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=get.marionskitchenallaccess.com}}

In early 2017 Marion’s Kitchen launched a studio in Bangkok, Thailand, to create food and lifestyle video content for the Marion’s Kitchen and Marion Grasby social media channels. In 2020 a second filming studio was set up in Noosa, Australia.

Since then Marion Grasby and Tim Althaus have launched several ventures, including CookDineHost.com, MAKO Performance Cookware, Marion’s Kitchen Media, Oriana Press, and Asoke Homewares. These businesses reflect their commitment to innovation and quality, spanning from family recipe meal kits to high-performance cookware.

At CookDineHost, Marion and Tim personally select or design every product with the goal of surpassing previous standards in home and kitchenware. Their philosophy is rooted in the belief that obsessing over the details can lead to creating something better than ever before. If a product doesn’t meet their high standards, they simply won’t make it.

Their dedication has established them as leaders in combining functionality, design, and creativity across the food and homeware industries. https://cookdinehost.com/pages/about-us

Grasby appeared on MasterChef All-Stars and Nine's Celebrity Apprentice in 2012.

In February 2013, Grasby was nominated as a campaign ambassador for American Express Australia's 'Realise Your Potential in 2013' competition to help inspire people to aim high and achieve their dreams.{{Cite web|title=Social Networks Bring Childhood Dreams to Life|url=https://www.woman.com.au/social-networks-bring-childhood-dreams-to-life/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Woman.com.au|language=en-US}}

Grasby is currently based in Noosa, Queensland, where she develops and films food and lifestyle content for her brand, Marion’s Kitchen.{{Cite web|last=Bervanakis|first=Maria|date=2020-06-09|title=Marion's dash from Bangkok amid COVID-19 outbreak|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus/hibernation/marion-grasby-reveals-she-had-to-dash-from-bangkok-amid-the-covid19-outbreak-as-she-prepares-for-tastes-cookalong/news-story/c2b112a7773e0cfb02b184431e1b6aae|access-date=2021-04-24|website=dailytelegraph|language=en}}

• {{Cite book|last=Grasby|first=Marion|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/878076444|title=Asia express : 100 fast & easy favourites|date=2014|isbn=978-1-74261-288-1|location=Sydney, NSW|oclc=878076444}}
• {{Cite book|last=Grasby|first=Marion|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711962443|title=Marion : recipes and stories from a hungry cook|date=2011|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4050-4051-8|location=Sydney|oclc=711962443}}

In 2013 Grasby's series Marion's Thailand debuted on Lifestyle Food for Foxtel. The 10-part series was shot on location in and around Marion's traditional family home in Thailand and highlighted authentic Thai meals.{{Cite web|date=2013-04-15|title=Cooking shows continue to bubble up|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/cooking-shows-continue-to-bubble-up-20130415-2hv8c.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}

Wok vs Pot, a three-part series, aired on SBS Food in August 2020. Hailed as a “delightful new series reminiscent of that classic, The Cook and the Chef”.{{Cite web|last=Enker|first=Melinda Houston and Debi|date=2020-08-25|title=Two of TV's most charismatic cooks team up for delightful series|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/two-of-tv-s-most-charismatic-cooks-team-up-for-delightful-series-20200824-p55otp.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}} Each episode featured Grasby and chef Silvia Colloca cooking a dish in their own style – Grasby using a wok to cook an Asian-style dish, and Colloca using a pot for her traditional Italian dishes.  

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.marionskitchen.com.au/ Marion's Kitchen]
• [http://www.facebook.com/mariongrasby/ Marion Grasby's Facebook]
• [https://twitter.com/marionskitchen/ Marion Grasby's Twitter]
• [http://vimeo.com/marionskitchen/ Marion Grasby's Vimeo]
• [https://www.pdfmx.com/marions-kitchen-recipes-pdf/ Marion Grasby Recipes]
• [https://www.youtube.com/user/Marionskitchen/ Marion's Kitchen Youtube]

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