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Kelsey Nixon
Chef, Author, Podcast Host & Television Personality; Creator of Recipe Club + Recipe Binder
Kelsey Nixon is an American cook and television personality. She is the creator of Recipe Club + Recipe Binder.
In 2008, she came in fourth place on the fourth season of the Food Network series "Food Network Star" and was voted a fan favorite. She hosted the Cooking Channel series "Kelsey's Essentials," which ran for five seasons from 2010 to 2013. In 2015 she hosted the show "Kelsey's Homemade", again on the Cooking Channel, which ran for one season.
Kelsey's Essentials premiered on November 6, 2010, on the Cooking Channel, a sister network of Food Network. It ran for five seasons, until 2013. Nixon received a 2013 Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Culinary Host Category.
In 2015 she hosted the Cooking Channel show Kelsey's Homemade, which ran for six episodes.
Kelsey Nixon attended Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While she was still in college, she created her own cooking show, Kelsey’s Kitchen, eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating, she then earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and later received additional training at the French Culinary Institute. She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee.
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KITCHEN CONFIDENCE
Kelsey uses her new bestselling book, Kitchen Confidence to discuss essential tips, tools, and techniques that no one should be without. Her fresh approach to the basics encourages home cooks to first learn the essentials, then experiment with variations – she promises you'll be cooking ease, imagination, and style in no time!
FROM UNIVERSITY TO UNIQUE DREAM JOB
Kelsey's experience in college became a launching pad for her ultimate dream job. Her unique story is compelling, funny, and ultimately inspiring as she chronicles experiences that include interning for Martha Stewart Living, convincing a college professor to green light a college cooking show, and filming over 100 episodes of fast, fun, and affordable meals for college students all while loaning money from her parents to pay for the groceries. Where there is a will, there is a way and no story proves that more than Kelsey's.
MAKING IT WORK AS A WORKING MOM
Since becoming a parent herself, Kelsey has gained great empathy for all working parents.From finishing her first cookbook with a premature baby in the hospital to attending a music class for toddlers in leather pants and sequins just before jetting off to an appearance, Kelsey loves discussing the give and take of what it means to be a working mom. She discusses the importance of aligning priorities and being kind to yourself when "mom guilt" sets in. Her lighthearted yet sincere approach to this topic will leave those like her feeling like they aren't the only one that feels like they're juggling sacrifice and success.
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Kelsey's story of finding success in an unconventional way at a fairly young age proves that anyone can be anything they want to be. She breaks down the methods that made the biggest difference in paving the road for her unique career and shares how the failures along the way were secretly the keys to finding her strengths and weaknesses – ultimately proving that if she was doing what she was good at, success was sure to follow.
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