Justine Schofield

Australian cook, author and television presenter

Cook
author
television presenter

Years active2009–presentAgentOne Management^[1]TelevisionEveryday Gourmet with Justine SchofieldPartnerBrent StakerChildren1Websitewww.justineschofield.com.au

Justine Schofield (born 29 October 1985^{[citation needed]}) is an Australian cook, author and television presenter.

Early life

Schofield was born on 29 October 1985 in Sydney to an Australian father and a French mother. She has an elder brother.^{[citation needed]} When her mother came to Australia, she opened a restaurant in Bowral.^[2] Schofield attended Santa Sabina College where she gained her Higher School Certificate in 2003.^[3] She studied for a diploma in hotel management and went on to work in sales.^[4]

Television

In 2009, Schofield was selected for the first series of MasterChef Australia. She was eliminated in fourth place.^[5]

Schofield was subsequently offered her own program, Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield, on Network Ten. She has recorded more than 700 episodes over eight series.^[6] The program also has spinoff series, including Tropical Gourmet Queensland,^[7] Tropical Gourmet: New Caledonia^[8] and Justine's Flavours of Fuji.^[9]

In 2019, Schofield competed in the fifth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, set in Kruger National Park, South Africa.^[10] She was eliminated eighth on 7 February 2019.^[11]

Books

Schofield has written several books:

The Slow Cook (2021) ISBN 9781760780555
The Weeknight Cookbook (2019) ISBN 9781760780548
Simple Every Day (2017) ISBN 9781743548431
Dinner with Justine (2016) ISBN 9781743538951

Personal life

From 2014 to 2017, Schofield was in a relationship with television journalist Matt Doran. In 2019, she said she had been single for two years.^[12] Schofield has been in a relationship with ex-AFL player Brent Staker since early 2020. On 8 May 2022, the couple announced that they were expecting a child. They had a son in September 2022.^[13]

Schofield lives in Clovelly, New South Wales.^[14]

References

^ "Justine Schofield". One Management. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ Maguire, Mercedes (20 March 2015). "At home with Justine Schofield". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Where are they Now?..." (PDF). Encompass. 14 (Winter 2011): 18. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ "Justine Schofield". ovations.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ Vickery, Colin; Lillebuen, Steve (16 August 2009). "Justine Schofield eliminated from MasterChef Australia". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ Craetive, Light (7 February 2019). "Justine". Everyday Gourmet. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ "Too busy for fancy cooking? Justine Schofield is here to help". Food. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "TROPICAL GOURMET: NEW CALEDONIA – 8×30' – Parade Media". parade.media. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "Justine's Flavours of Fuji - Episode guide and recipes". Food. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ Reid, Imogen (18 January 2019). "What you need to know about 'I'm A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!' contestant Justine Schofield". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ Pullar, Jess (8 February 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: I'm A Celeb's Justine Schofield reveals the genius food hack that's rocked the camp". Now to Love. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "I'm A Celebrity 2019: Justine Schofield Is Single And Ready To Mingle". 10 daily. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ "Justine Schofield Welcomes First Baby With Partner Brent Staker". Smooth. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Chancellor, Jonathan (24 June 2018). "Justine Schofield sells in Queens Park, buys in Clovelly". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2019.