Donna Hay (born 28 January 1971) is an Australian food stylist, author and magazine editor.

Cookbooks

She 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

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in January 2007. Her most recent book, ''everyday fresh'', was released in October 2020.

Publishing

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. She was the Food Editor for ''

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'' magazine when it launched in Australia, as well as six months as Food Editor at ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Homewares collection

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

Television

In March 2011, Hay's first television series, ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'', launched on

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. ''Fast, Fresh, Simple'' is a 13-part series that features many of the recipes from her book of the same name. Donna has also appeared many times as a guest judge on '' MasterChef Australia'', which airs on

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. 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

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(OAM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the food and hospitality sector as a cook and author".

References

External links

Donna Hay Magazine Official SiteDonna Hay profile on Harper Collins websiteDonna Hay bio
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