Jenny Bristow

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name = Jenny Bristow
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occupation = Celebrity chef, Author

Jenny Bristow 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. [ [http://www.jennybristow.com/aboutme jennybristow.com: About Me] ; accessed 15 June 2008] Before her broadcasting career, Bristow worked as a home economics teacher. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article756297.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny gets seasoning just right"] ; dated 29 September 2002; accessed 15 June 2008] [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article973711.ece Belfast Telegraph: "My taste for the good life"] ; dated 26 September 2005; accessed 15 June 2008] She has three children. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article973711.ece Belfast Telegraph: "My taste for the good life"] ; dated 26 September 2005; accessed 15 June 2008]

Television series

*"High Days and Holidays" [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24015 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"High Days and Other Days" (1992) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/21566 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Cookin' in the Kitchen" (1995) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/25556 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny's Country Cooking" (1997-1998, 2 series) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/27309 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Cooked in a Flash" (1999-2000, 2 series) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/30893 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny Bristow Cooks Gloriously Good Food" (2001) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/36517 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny Bristow Cooks For The Seasons" (2002-2003, 2 series) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/38797 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny Bristow Light" (2003) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/40914 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny Bristow: A Taste of Sunshine" (2005) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/42067 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]
*"Jenny Bristow's USA" (2007) [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/43161 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008]

All of the above series were produced by UTV, and were filmed in a converted barn at Bristow's farm near Cullybackey. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article756297.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny gets seasoning just right"] ; dated 29 September 2002; accessed 15 June 2008] Bristow's series have been transmitted in other ITV regions (Border [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/25556 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] , Central [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/21566 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] , Grampian [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/21566 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] , Granada [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/24015 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/25556 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] , LWT [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/21566 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] and Scottish [ [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/21566 BFI Film and TV Database] ; accessed 15 June 2008] ), and on television stations in the United States and Australia. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article973711.ece Belfast Telegraph: "My taste for the good life"] ; dated 26 September 2005; accessed 15 June 2008]

Ratings for Bristow's series have peaked at 215,000 viewers in Northern Ireland. [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1045528.ece Sunday Life: "Jenny scores over TV footie"] ; dated 16 June 2002; accessed 15 June 2008]

Writing career

Bristow has so far published twelve cookery books. [ [http://www.jennybristow.com/aboutme jennybristow.com: About Me] ; accessed 15 June 2008] Books accompanying Bristow's most recent series have been published by Belfast-based publisher Blackstaff Press. [ [http://www.blackstaffpress.com/catalogue/catResults.asp?catID=8&catName=Cookery Blackstaff Press] ; accessed 15 June 2008] . Recipes from Bristow's books have appeared in the Belfast Telegraph [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article776086.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Foodies corner"] ; dated 5 November 2001; accessed 15 June 2008] and Sunday Life [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1009555.ece Sunday Life: "Sneak peek at Jenny"] ; dated 29 September 2002; accessed 15 June 2008] newspapers.

Other work

As well as her television and writing work, Bristow takes part in cookery demonstrations and corporate and charitable events. [ [http://www.jennybristow.com/aboutme jennybristow.com: About Me] ; accessed 15 June 2008] Bristow has taken part in corporate events such as the Balmoral Show [ [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Balmoral-Show-gets-under-way.4079769.jp The News Letter: "Balmoral Show gets under way"] ; dated 14 May 2008, accessed 15 June 2008] and Women on the Move [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article1865755.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny shares her recipe for success"] ; dated 24 March 2006; accessed 15 June 2008] , as well as fundraising events for Unicef [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1067961.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny's special cookery class"] dated 23 March 2000; accessed 15 June 2008] , Macmillan Cancer [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/article1067961.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Jenny's special cookery class"] dated 23 March 2000; accessed 15 June 2008] , the British Heart Foundation [ [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Help-to-raise-funds-for.3554921.jp The News Letter: "Help to raise funds for BHF Heart Nurses] ; dated 4 December 2007, accessed 15 June 2008] and Northern Ireland Hospice Care [ [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/lifestyle/Raise-39dough39-for-hospice-coffee.2883106.jp The News Letter: "Raise 'dough' for hospice coffee morning with Jenny"] ; dated 17 May 2007; access 15 June 2008] . Bristow has also been involved in awareness campaigns encouraging people to consume less salt [ [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Stay-healthy--eat-less.2133156.jp The News Letter: "Stay healthy - eat less salt"] ; dated 20 March 2007, accessed 15 June 2008] and getting children to practice healthy eating [ [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Science-is-put-on-the.2921779.jp The News Letter: "Science is put on the menu"; dated 31 May 2007, accessed 15 June 2008] ] .

In 2007, a Ballymena-based company introduced a biscuit range using recipes created by Bristow. [ [http://www.jennybristow.com/newsletter/2007/winter/default.asp#takethebiscuit jennybristow.com: Newsletter - Winter 2007] ; accessed 15 June 2008] [ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business-telegraph/business-news/article3356850.ece Belfast Telegraph: "Biscuit firm eyes States"] ; dated 21 January 2008; accessed 15 June 2008]

References

External links

* [http://www.jennybristow.com Jenny Bristow's Web Site]