Kelsey Nixon

Kelsey Nixon is an American cook and television personality. In 2008, she came in fourth place on the fourth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star. She hosted the Cooking Channel series Kelsey's Essentials,[1] which ran for five seasons from 2010 to 2013. In 2015 she hosted the show Kelsey's Homemade, again on the Cooking Channel, which ran for one season.

Kelsey Nixon
Born
North Ogden, Utah
EducationBrigham Young University – BA '07 Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood
Culinary career
Websitehttp://www.kelseynixon.com

Early life and career

Kelsey Nixon attended Brigham Young University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While she was still in college, she created her own cooking show, Kelsey’s Kitchen,[2] eventually hosting and producing 100 episodes over 2 years. After graduating, she then earned a professional culinary arts degree at Le Cordon Bleu – Hollywood, and later received additional training at the French Culinary Institute.[3] She also interned at Martha Stewart Living and The Food Network series, Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee.[4]

Television

Nixon was voted "fan favorite" and finished in fourth place[5] in the fourth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star.[6]

Kelsey's Essentials premiered on November 6, 2010, on the Cooking Channel, a sister network of Food Network. It ran for five seasons, until 2013. Nixon received a 2013 Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Culinary Host Category.

In 2015 she hosted the Cooking Channel show Kelsey's Homemade, which ran for six episodes.

Personal life

Nixon married Robby Egan in 2008 and gave birth to a son, Oliver, on June 24, 2012. Nixon and Egan had a second son, Leo Ezra Egan, born March 2015, 2 months earlier than his due date. Nixon and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Nora, born on November 21, 2016 via surrogate.[7][8]

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References
  1. Kelsey's Essentials with Kelsey Nixon Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine cookingchanneltv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  2. Kelsey Nixon buddytv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  3. Kelsey Nixon Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine cookingchanneltv.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  4. Kelsey's Kitchen kelseyskitchen.com (accessed November 6, 2010)
  5. Kathy Stephenson Utah's Kelsey Nixon Gets Her Own Cooking Show Salt Lake Tribune sltrib.com, (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  6. Kelsey's Kitchen - About KelseysKitchen.com (Accessed November 6, 2010)
  7. "Kelsey Nixon on Instagram: "We welcomed a teeny tiny baby boy into our family on Monday morning. Our Leo Ezra Egan is undoubtedly a miracle. We love him so much and…"". Instagram. Retrieved Aug 9, 2020.
  8. "Kelsey Nixon on Instagram: "Oh how our hearts will forever miss our little Leo. He was such a special baby. One of the best gifts he gave us was a reason for so many…"". Instagram. Retrieved Aug 9, 2020.
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