Rachel Khoo has a younger brother named Michael and attended primary school in Bromley.
21 Facts About Rachel Khoo
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Rachel Khoo's father is Malaysian Chinese and emigrated to the UK from Ipoh, Perak, at age 16 in 1968.
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Rachel Khoo later met and married her mother, an Austrian native.
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When Khoo was 12, her father's job in IT took the family to Bavaria, where they lived in the countryside outside Munich for four years.
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Rachel Khoo attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, and earned a degree in art and design.
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In 2010, Rachel Khoo received her first publishing deal for two French-language cookery books: and, published by Marabout.
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Rachel Khoo prepared and served food from her Paris flat in the Belleville neighbourhood, accommodating just two diners at a time.
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Rachel Khoo's restaurant closed before production began on the series.
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Rachel Khoo released her second English-language cookbook, My Little French Kitchen, chronicling her travels across France, in September 2013, published by Michael Joseph.
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Rachel Khoo filmed the programme in 2015 while travelling throughout Australia.
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The television series was commissioned by the Seven Network, and Rachel Khoo served as one of the judges.
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In 2018, Rachel Khoo began filming her new television series, My Swedish Kitchen, in the Swedish countryside.
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Rachel Khoo's episode focused on highlighting the food culture of Vienna, Austria.
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On 7 February 2021, it was announced Rachel Khoo would be joining as a new judge on Great British Menu when the series returned in spring 2021.
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Rachel Khoo appeared in season eight of The Great Australian Bake Off as a judge.
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Rachel Khoo spent several weeks in Sydney filming the series in the summer of 2024.
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In 2006, Rachel Khoo moved to Paris, where she lived for eight years.
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Rachel Khoo gave birth to her first child, a boy, in 2016.
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Rachel Khoo's second child, a boy, was born in early 2019.
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Rachel Khoo cites Paris as her favourite city for cuisine.
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Rachel Khoo's extended maternal family is from the rural region of Feldkirch, Austria, near the border with Switzerland and she spent summers visiting Austrian relatives during her childhood.