Jennifer Ann Bristow BEM is a Northern Irish cook and cookery writer. She is best known for her cookery television series produced by UTV.

Personal life

Bristow was brought up on her family's dairy farm near Coleraine.jennybristow.com: About Me
; accessed 15 June 2008 Before her broadcasting career, Bristow worked as a home economics teacher.Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny gets seasoning just right"
dated 29 September 2002; accessed 15 June 2008Belfast Telegraph: "My taste for the good life"
dated 26 September 2005; accessed 15 June 2008 She has three children.

Television series

Bristow made her first television appearance on Ulster Television's ''Farming Ulster'' in 1989 demonstrating how to cook with potatoes, which led a producer at the station to offer Bristow her own series. *''High Days and Holidays''BFI Film and TV Database
accessed 15 June 2008 *''High Days and Other Days'' (1992)BFI Film and TV Database
accessed 15 June 2008 *''Cookin' in the Kitchen'' (1995)BFI Film and TV Database
accessed 15 June 2008 *''Jenny's Country Cooking'' (1997–1998, 2 series) *''Cooked in a Flash'' (1999–2000, 2 series) *''Jenny Bristow Cooks Gloriously Good Food'' (2001) *''Jenny Bristow Cooks for the Seasons'' (2002–2003, 2 series) *''Jenny Bristow Light'' (2003) *''Jenny Bristow: A Taste of Sunshine'' (2005) *''Jenny Bristow's USA'' (2007) All of the above series were produced by UTV, and were filmed in a converted barn at Bristow's farm near

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, and on television stations in the United States and Australia. Ratings for Bristow's series have peaked at 215,000 viewers in Northern Ireland.

Writing career

Bristow has so far published twelve cookery books. Books accompanying Bristow's most recent series have been published by Belfast-based publisher Blackstaff Press. Recipes from Bristow's books have appeared in the

Belfast Telegraph The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan. Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant po ...

and Sunday Life newspapers.

Other work

As well as her television and writing work, Bristow takes part in cookery demonstrations and corporate and charitable events. Bristow has taken part in corporate events such as the

Balmoral Show The Balmoral Show is Northern Ireland's largest agri-food event. It takes place during May in Balmoral Park, Lisburn. Sponsored by Ulster Bank, it typically includes showjumping competitions, motorcycle displays, bands, shopping, tasting, a child ...

and Women on the Move, as well as fundraising events for UNICEF,Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny's special cookery class"
dated 23 March 2000; accessed 15 June 2008 Macmillan Cancer, the British Heart Foundation and Northern Ireland Hospice Care. Bristow has also been involved in awareness campaigns encouraging people to consume less salt and getting children to practice healthy eating. In 2007, a

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-based company introduced a biscuit range using recipes created by Bristow. Bristow was awarded the

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(BEM) in the

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for services to broadcasting and the food industry in Northern Ireland.

References

External links

Jenny Bristow's website
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