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{{Infobox person
| name = Colin Fassnidge
| name = Colin Fassnidge
| birth_place = [[Dublin, Ireland]]
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland]]
| nationality = Irish-Australian
| nationality = Irish
| occupation = {{hlist|Chef|author|television personality}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Chef|author|television personality}}
| employer = [[7 Network]]
| employer =
| television = *[[My Kitchen Rules]]
| television = ''[[My Kitchen Rules]]''<br>[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia'']]
*I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
| spouse = Jane Hyland
| spouse = Jane Hyland
| children = 2
| children = 2
}}
}}

'''Colin Fassnidge''' is an Irish-Australian chef, author and television personality.
'''Colin Fassnidge''' is an Irish chef, author and television presenter. Fassnidge has appeared as a judge on ''[[My Kitchen Rules]]'' since 2013 and is also a presenter on the home lifestyle program ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (TV program)|Better Homes and Gardens]],'' presenting the food segments alongside [[Karen Martini]]. He previously hosted ''Kitchen Nightmares Australia'' in 2022, where he was introduced as the first chef with a [[pub]] that earned two Chef's Hats in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kitchen Nightmares Australia Season 1 Ep 1 {{!}} REALITY {{!}} ThreeNow |url=https://www.threenow.co.nz/shows/kitchen-nightmares-australia/season-1-ep-1/S4647-109/M71389-648 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.threenow.co.nz}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Fassnidge previously operated the restaurants Four in Hand and 4Fourteen. He now owns Banksia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Fassnidge |url=https://www.colinfassnidge.com.au/banksia/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=www.colinfassnidge.com.au}}</ref>


Fassnidge previously operated the restaurants Four in Hand and 4Fourteen. He now owns Banksia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Fassnidge |url=https://www.colinfassnidge.com.au/banksia/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=www.colinfassnidge.com.au}}</ref> Fassnidge also operates The Castlereagh by Fassnidge bistro at City Tattersalls Club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starkey |first=Erina |date=20 October 2022 |title=Kitchen Nightmares fans can put Colin Fassnidge's fare to the test at this inner city bistro |url=https://www.delicious.com.au/eat-out/restaurants/article/colin-fassnidge-open-castlereagh-bistro-sydney-cbd/g73w663d |access-date=12 January 2023 |website=delicious.com.au}}</ref>
Fassnidge served as a judge on the Australian cooking show [[My Kitchen Rules|''My Kitchen Rules'']] from 2013 to 2021 and appeared as a guest judge for the twelfth season in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Kitchen Rules 2022 promo sparks judge speculation: 'Where is he?' |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/my-kitchen-rules-2022-promo-judge-speculation-manu-feildel-where-is-colin-fassnidge-233523272.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=au.news.yahoo.com |language=en-AU}}</ref>


Fassnidge served as a judge on the Australian cooking show ''[[My Kitchen Rules]]'' from 2013 to 2021 in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds from 2013 to 2019 alongside Liz Eagan, [[Karen Martini]] and [[Guy Grossi]]. He Became a main series judge for the eleventh season in 2020, titled ''[[My Kitchen Rules (series 11)|MKR: The Rivals]]'' alongside long running hosts/judges [[Manu Feildel]] and [[Pete Evans]]. Fassnidge returned as a judge in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds for the [[My Kitchen Rules (series 12)|twelfth season]] in 2022, alongside [[Curtis Stone]] and [[Gary Mehigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Kitchen Rules 2022 promo sparks judge speculation: 'Where is he?' |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/my-kitchen-rules-2022-promo-judge-speculation-manu-feildel-where-is-colin-fassnidge-233523272.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=au.news.yahoo.com |date=5 December 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> In 2023, he again became a main judge and co-hosted alongside Feildel for the thirteenth season, with fellow returning judge [[Nigella Lawson]] appearing as a judge in the cook offs and finals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Says |first=Carolemorrissey |date=2023-04-11 |title=MKR: Colin Fassnidge judges with Manu Feildel, Nigella for finals. {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/04/mkr-colin-fassnidge-judges-with-manu-feildel-nigella-for-finals.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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In 2014, Fassnidge released his first cookbook, ''Four Kitchens''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/four-kitchens-colin-fassnidge/ebook/9780857982353.html |title=Four Kitchens}}</ref> His second cookbook, ''The Commonsense Cook'', was released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Commonsense Cook - Pan Macmillan AU |url=https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760980153 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Pan Macmillan Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>


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In 2014, Fassnidge released his first cookbook, ''Four Kitchens'' ({{ISBN|9780857982346}}).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/four-kitchens-colin-fassnidge/ebook/9780857982353.html |title=Four Kitchens}}</ref> His second cookbook, ''The Commonsense Cook'' ({{ISBN|9781760980153}}), was released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Commonsense Cook - Pan Macmillan AU |url=https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760980153 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Pan Macmillan Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>
In January 2021, Fassnidge appeared as a contestant on the seventh season [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Fassnidge {{!}} I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! |url=https://10play.com.au/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/celebrities/season-7/colin-fassnidge/pa210106kvfor |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Media |date=2021-01-06 |title=RECAP {{!}} Chef COLIN FASSNIDGE heads into camp as MEL BUTTLE declares I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/01/07/recap-chef-colin-fassnidge-heads-into-camp-as-mel-buttle-declares-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref> He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated, and placed fifth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pobjie |first=Ben |date=2021-02-01 |title=More sadistic than ever, I’m a Celeb turned out to be reputation rehab for some |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/more-sadistic-than-ever-i-m-a-celeb-turned-out-to-be-reputation-rehab-for-some-20210201-p56yd3.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>


In March 2022, it was announced that Fassnidge is to host a new cooking show ''Kitchen Nightmares'' on [[Seven Network|Channel 7]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge to star in major new Seven food show |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/colin-fassnidge-to-star-in-major-new-seven-food-show-kitchen-nightmares-c-5781530 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Your first look at Kitchen Nightmares Australia with Colin Fassnidge |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/tv/your-first-look-at-kitchen-nightmares-australia-with-colin-fassnidge-c-8059658 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2021, Fassnidge appeared as a contestant on the seventh season [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Fassnidge {{!}} I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! |url=https://10play.com.au/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/celebrities/season-7/colin-fassnidge/pa210106kvfor |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Media |date=2021-01-06 |title=RECAP {{!}} Chef COLIN FASSNIDGE heads into camp as MEL BUTTLE declares I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/01/07/recap-chef-colin-fassnidge-heads-into-camp-as-mel-buttle-declares-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref> He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated, and placed fifth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pobjie |first=Ben |date=2021-02-01 |title=More sadistic than ever, I'm a Celeb turned out to be reputation rehab for some |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/more-sadistic-than-ever-i-m-a-celeb-turned-out-to-be-reputation-rehab-for-some-20210201-p56yd3.html |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2022, it was announced that Fassnidge is to host an Australian adaptation of ''[[Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares|Kitchen Nightmares]]'' on [[Seven Network|Channel 7]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge to star in major new Seven food show |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/colin-fassnidge-to-star-in-major-new-seven-food-show-kitchen-nightmares-c-5781530 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Your first look at Kitchen Nightmares Australia with Colin Fassnidge |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/tv/your-first-look-at-kitchen-nightmares-australia-with-colin-fassnidge-c-8059658 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023 it was announced that he would become a guest speaker in Winetopia Auckland 2023, the first time since 2020 where the event had international speakers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=Auckland |title=Colin Fassnidge and Mike Bennie from Australia to Present at Winetopia |url=https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/news/colin-fassnidge-and-mike-bennie-from-australia-to-present-at-winetopia |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Auckland Live |language=en}}</ref>

In January 2024, Seven Network announced that Fassnidge would be joining the home lifestyle program ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (TV program)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'' as a food presenter alongside [[Karen Martini]] after the departure of [[Ed Halmagyi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-14 |title=Colin Fassnidge joins Better Homes & Gardens {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/01/colin-fassnidge-joins-better-homes-gardens.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Fassnidge married Jane Hyland in 2006 after they met while working at the same restaurant. They have two daughters<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Colin Fassnidge's marriage to wife Jane Hyland |url=https://www.who.com.au/colin-fassnidge-wife |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Who |language=en-us}}</ref> and live in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Kitchen Rules star Colin paid 1.8 million for Malabar home |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/my-kitchen-rules-chef-colin-fassnidge-has-paid-1872-million-for-a-malabar-home/news-story/e6d51397bfc60696b5917aaf4fde23c3?nk=c42463ebf1cc283963cc53d4c5002cc4-1662352141 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
Fassnidge married Jane Hyland in 2006 after they met while working at the same restaurant. They have two daughters<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Colin Fassnidge's marriage to wife Jane Hyland |url=https://www.who.com.au/colin-fassnidge-wife |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Who |language=en-us}}</ref> and live in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Kitchen Rules star Colin paid 1.8 million for Malabar home |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/my-kitchen-rules-chef-colin-fassnidge-has-paid-1872-million-for-a-malabar-home/news-story/e6d51397bfc60696b5917aaf4fde23c3?nk=c42463ebf1cc283963cc53d4c5002cc4-1662352141 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>


==Television appearances==
==Television appearances==

* ''[[My Kitchen Rules]]'' (2013-present)
* ''[[My Kitchen Rules]]'' (2013–present)
* ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!]]'' (2021)
* ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!]]'' (2021)
* ''Kitchen Nightmares'' (2022)
* ''Kitchen Nightmares'' (2022)
* ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (TV program)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'' (2024–present)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 31 August 2024

Colin Fassnidge
Born
Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupations
  • Chef
  • author
  • television personality
TelevisionMy Kitchen Rules
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia
SpouseJane Hyland
Children2

Colin Fassnidge is an Irish chef, author and television presenter. Fassnidge has appeared as a judge on My Kitchen Rules since 2013 and is also a presenter on the home lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens, presenting the food segments alongside Karen Martini. He previously hosted Kitchen Nightmares Australia in 2022, where he was introduced as the first chef with a pub that earned two Chef's Hats in Australia.[1]

Career

Fassnidge previously operated the restaurants Four in Hand and 4Fourteen. He now owns Banksia.[2] Fassnidge also operates The Castlereagh by Fassnidge bistro at City Tattersalls Club.[3]

Fassnidge served as a judge on the Australian cooking show My Kitchen Rules from 2013 to 2021 in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds from 2013 to 2019 alongside Liz Eagan, Karen Martini and Guy Grossi. He Became a main series judge for the eleventh season in 2020, titled MKR: The Rivals alongside long running hosts/judges Manu Feildel and Pete Evans. Fassnidge returned as a judge in the Kitchen HQ cook off and final rounds for the twelfth season in 2022, alongside Curtis Stone and Gary Mehigan.[4] In 2023, he again became a main judge and co-hosted alongside Feildel for the thirteenth season, with fellow returning judge Nigella Lawson appearing as a judge in the cook offs and finals.[5]

In 2014, Fassnidge released his first cookbook, Four Kitchens (ISBN 9780857982346).[6] His second cookbook, The Commonsense Cook (ISBN 9781760980153), was released in 2020.[7]

In January 2021, Fassnidge appeared as a contestant on the seventh season I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia.[8][9] He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated, and placed fifth.[10]

In March 2022, it was announced that Fassnidge is to host an Australian adaptation of Kitchen Nightmares on Channel 7.[11][12]

In 2023 it was announced that he would become a guest speaker in Winetopia Auckland 2023, the first time since 2020 where the event had international speakers.[13]

In January 2024, Seven Network announced that Fassnidge would be joining the home lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens as a food presenter alongside Karen Martini after the departure of Ed Halmagyi.[14]

Personal life

Fassnidge married Jane Hyland in 2006 after they met while working at the same restaurant. They have two daughters[15] and live in Sydney.[16]

Television appearances

References

  1. ^ "Kitchen Nightmares Australia Season 1 Ep 1 | REALITY | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ "Colin Fassnidge". www.colinfassnidge.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. ^ Starkey, Erina (20 October 2022). "Kitchen Nightmares fans can put Colin Fassnidge's fare to the test at this inner city bistro". delicious.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "My Kitchen Rules 2022 promo sparks judge speculation: 'Where is he?'". au.news.yahoo.com. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ^ Says, Carolemorrissey (2023-04-11). "MKR: Colin Fassnidge judges with Manu Feildel, Nigella for finals. | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  6. ^ Four Kitchens.
  7. ^ "The Commonsense Cook - Pan Macmillan AU". Pan Macmillan Australia. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  8. ^ "Colin Fassnidge | I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!". 10 play. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  9. ^ Release, Media (2021-01-06). "RECAP | Chef COLIN FASSNIDGE heads into camp as MEL BUTTLE declares I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  10. ^ Pobjie, Ben (2021-02-01). "More sadistic than ever, I'm a Celeb turned out to be reputation rehab for some". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  11. ^ "Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge to star in major new Seven food show". 7NEWS. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  12. ^ "Your first look at Kitchen Nightmares Australia with Colin Fassnidge". 7NEWS. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  13. ^ Live, Auckland. "Colin Fassnidge and Mike Bennie from Australia to Present at Winetopia". Auckland Live. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  14. ^ "Colin Fassnidge joins Better Homes & Gardens | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  15. ^ "Inside Colin Fassnidge's marriage to wife Jane Hyland". Who. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  16. ^ "My Kitchen Rules star Colin paid 1.8 million for Malabar home". The Daily Telegraph.
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