Marion Grasby
Marion Grasby is a Thai-Australian cook, cookbook author and video creator sharing Asian-inspired recipes, family food stories and practical kitchen know-how through Marion’s Kitchen.
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Known for
SBS FoodOverview
- From
- Darwin, Australia; Thai and Australian heritage
- Based in
- Noosa, Queensland
- Creates
- Recipe videos, cookbooks, television and kitchen products
- Breakout
- MasterChef Australia, season two (2010)
- Before food
- ABC journalist in Adelaide
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the cooking videos, Marion worked as an ABC journalist in Adelaide. She studied law and journalism, then left reporting to study food and wine history. Storytelling stayed at the centre of what she wanted to do.
The TV turning point.
Marion reached a wider audience on the second season of MasterChef Australia in 2010. She did not win, but the show opened doors to writing, presenting and building a food business of her own.
From family recipes to Marion’s Kitchen.
Marion and her husband Tim started Marion’s Kitchen in 2010, drawing on family recipes for their food range. The group later grew to include MAKO cookware, Asoke homewares and the CookDineHost marketplace.
A kitchen across cultures.
Her Thai mother and Australian father are part of the story behind her cooking. Now based in Noosa after living in Bangkok, Marion shares recipes and family memories on video, in books and in Flavours of Heart & Home.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2025Marion Grasby’s Flavours of Heart & HomeHost
- 2010MasterChef Australia, season twoContestant
Cookbooks
- 2024The Essential Wok CompanionAuthor
- 2011Marion: Recipes and stories from a hungry cookAuthor
Awards
Quotes
They have to feel like they’re with you, not just watching you.Marion Grasby, Forbes Australia
On connecting with the people who watch her recipe videos: https://www.forbes.com.au/news/entrepreneurs/come-for-the-recipes-stay-for-marion/
Trivia
- Her Singapore laksa kit took two and a half years to develop before she was happy with the flavour.
- The Essential Wok Companion began after someone at a pop-up event admitted they were scared to use their wok.
- She says she uses her wok every day, including for dishes beyond Asian cooking.
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