Anna Gare is an Australian musician, cook, television personality and author.
16 Facts About Anna Gare
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Anna Gare attended the Lance Holt School, where as a student she ran a canteen for students and staff.
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Anna Gare started off her career as a musician when she was twelve when she formed an all-female band with her sister Sophie and two friends, Jodie Bell and Lucy Lemann, called the Jam Tarts.
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Whilst Anna Gare was in the Jam Tarts, she supplemented her rock and roll lifestyle with cooking, where she worked in various restaurants around Australia.
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In 2004, Anna Gare was inducted into the Western Australian Music Industry's Hall of Fame, as she had previously been inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll of Renown in 1993.
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In 1999, Anna Gare formed a small catering business, Deluxe Catering, which she operated until June 2007.
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Anna Gare went on to present her own cooking segment on the magazine chat show Perth at Five.
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Anna Gare presented a documentary on Fremantle, some segments on Today Tonight, and cooking segments with Perth DIY show Nuts and Bolts.
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Anna Gare featured in, and narrated, a five-part series, Chefs Christmas, for The LifeStyle Channel.
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In 2007, Anna Gare co-starred with chefs Ben O'Donoghue and Darren Simpson in The Best in Australia on The LifeStyle Channel.
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Anna Gare was nominated as "Favourite Female Personality" at the 6th Annual ASTRA Awards in 2008.
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Anna Gare subsequently appeared as an additional judge on the first series of Junior MasterChef Australia, which premiered on 12 September 2010.
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In 2013, Anna Gare co-hosted an Australian reality television baking competition, The Great Australian Bake Off, with Shane Jacobson.
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Anna Gare's father is an architect and her elder brother Tom is an artist.
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Anna Gare's eldest brother Adam is a musician and member of The Nansing Quartet, and her sister, Sophie, is married to English comedian and author Ben Elton.
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Anna Gare married a fellow Perth musician and had two children.