Rachel Khoo Bio | Wiki
Rachel Khoo is a British cook, author, and broadcaster. She has hosted and co-hosted television cooking shows on the BBC, Food Network, and Netflix. After successfully pitching UK publishers Rachel’s concept for a new cookbook, Khoo opened a small restaurant.
It was opened to test recipes for her first English-language cookbook, The Little Paris Kitchen. She prepared and served food from her Paris flat in the Belleville neighborhood, accommodating just two diners at a time. Using social media to advertise the restaurant, she quickly attracted a large fan base.
Rachel Khoo Age
Rachel was born on August 28, 1980, in Croydon, United Kingdom. She is 42 years old.
Rachel Khoo Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ct 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Rachel Khoo Mother | Family
She was born and raised in Croydon, South London. Rachel has a younger brother named Michael. Her paternal family were Chinese immigrants to Malaysia and were part of the Khoo Kongsi clan house in George Town, Penang. Rachel’s father is Malaysian Chinese and emigrated to the UK from Ipoh, Perak, at age 16 in 1968.
He later met and married her mother, an Austrian native. When Rachel was 12, her father’s job in IT took the family to Bavaria, where they lived in the countryside outside Munich for four years. They returned to the UK when she was 16.
Rachel Khoo Husband | Robert Wiktorin
Rachel is married to her husband named Robert Wiktorin. The couple became engaged in 2014 and wedded in 2015. Together, they welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2016. Her second child, also a boy, was born in early 2019.
Rachel Khoo Education
She attended primary school in Bromley. Later, Rachel attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and earned a degree in art and design. After graduating from university, she worked in public relations for the shirtmaker Thomas Pink for two years. Looking for “adventure” in her life and with no knowledge of French, she quit her job and took a three-month patisserie course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris in 2006.
Rachel Khoo Zumbo’s Just Desserts
In April 2016, she filmed Zumbo’s Just Desserts in Sydney, alongside pastry chef Adriano Zumbo. The television series was commissioned by the Seven Network, and Rachel served as one of the judges. The program premiered in Australia on August 22, 2016, and streamed on Netflix in the U.S. in 2018.
Rachel Khoo Show
In 2018, she began filming her new television series, My Swedish Kitchen, in the Swedish countryside. The program features recipes from the cookbook’. The show premiered for Food Network UK on August 22, 2019.
It is expected to air in Germany, Australia, and New Zealand, and on BBC Asia. On February 7, 2021, it was announced Rachel would be joining as a new judge on the Great British Menu when the series returned in spring 2021.
Rachel Khoo Kitchen Notebook | Cosmopolitan Cook
In 2014, Rachel completed filming two new cooking series for BBC Worldwide, Kitchen Notebook: London and Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook. Both series aired in the UK and internationally. In her Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook, Rachel visited various European and Eurasian cities, including Stockholm and Istanbul, and cooked dishes inspired by her travels.
Her cookbook, Kitchen Notebook, was released in the UK on 12 February 2015. In November 2014, she traveled to Malaysia to film an episode of the series A Cook Abroad. Rachel’s fourth television series, Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne, premiered in Australia on 23 July 2015 on the network SBS.
Rachel Khoo Cookbook
Her sixth cookbook, The Little Swedish Kitchen, was released on 26 July 2018. Rachel’s other books include:
The Little Swedish Kitchen 2018
Kitchen Notebook 2015
My Little French Kitchen 2013
The Little Paris Kitchen 2013
Sweet and Savoury Pâtés 2015
Muesli and Granola 2013
Schweden in meiner Küche 2018
The 5 Critical Steps to Financial Agility 2018
Rachel Khoo Nationality
She was born and raised in Croydon, South London. Her paternal family were Chinese immigrants to Malaysia and were part of the Khoo Kongsi clan house in George Town, Penang. Rachel’s father is Malaysian Chinese and emigrated to the UK from Ipoh, Perak, at age 16 in 1968 and married an Austrian native. She speaks English, French, German, and some Swedish.
Rachel Khoo Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Rachel’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Is Rachel Khoo Married
Rachel is a British cook, author, and broadcaster. She has hosted and co-hosted television cooking shows on the BBC, Food Network, and Netflix. After successfully pitching UK publishers Rachel’s concept for a new cookbook, Khoo opened a small restaurant.