Rachel Khoo

Celebrity chef Rachel Khoo is favoured for her interpretations of various traditional French dishes. Originally graduating with a Bachelors degree in Art and Design, Rachel formerly pursued a career in PR and e-marketing for a luxury fashion brand before her love for French food brought her to the streets of Paris. Upon arriving in Paris, Rachel had little culinary knowledge and limited French vocabulary. However, she did not let that hold her back, going on to obtain a pastry diploma from Le Cordon Bleu, a prestigious French culinary school.

After developing her skills at the prestigious culinary school, Rachel then began working at La Cocotte, a culinary bookstore and tea shop. Honing her skills of creating delectable, sweet dishes, Rachel catered for countless book launches and taught her skills to other budding chefs in culinary classes of her own. Before long Rachel began to establish a credible reputation as a chef, ultimately given the opportunity to write her own cookbooks. Beginning with publishing French cookbooks, Rachel authored Barres à céréales, Granola et Muesli Faites Maison and Pâtes à Tartiner.

In 2012, Rachel was given the opportunity to write her first English cookbook, after publishing firm Penguin published The Little Paris Kitchen. Immensely successful, The Little Paris Kitchen was published in languages such as Danish, Japanese, German, Italian and Dutch. Other books such as The Little French Kitchen, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook and The Little Swedish Kitchen followed, taking her tally of publications to six esteemed cookbooks.

As well as publishing cookbooks, Rachel has found herself sought for a range of television programmes, magazine articles and podcasts sharing her expertise. Rachel appeared on her first show in 2012, The Little Paris Kitchen was well received and aired in several countries worldwide including Australia, Canada, Finland and Brazil. Since then, Rachel has made appearances on shows such as Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook, A Cook Abroad, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne, Remarkable Places To Eat and Rachel Khoo’s Simple Pleasures. She has also featured on My Kitchen Rules, co-hosted Zumbo’s Just Desserts and My Swedish Kitchen.

Rachel has also dedicated her time to writing for a number of credible publications. Her work has been seen in the London Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Times and she has also consulted top tier venues such as the likes of The Ned. Having featured across the BBC, Netflix and international television screens, Rachel has also been fortunate to host her own podcast A Carnivore’s Crisis. With a passion for creativity, Rachel has also founded Khoocollect, a creative studio located in the busy capital London. Having established her credibility in the culinary sector, Rachel works on projects across the globe helping the budding future generations of chefs and bakers to reach her level.

With a history of television appearances under her belt, Rachel is highly sought for public events. Unfazed when faced with a large crowd, Rachel is able to command an audience and keep all attendees interested in her delivery. Her skills as a presenter are evident as she wows audiences with the charm of her French culinary stories. An accomplished chef, Rachel Khoo is guaranteed to be a hit with a range of audiences.