ABOUT MERRILEES PARKER
Known for her appearances on such British culinary television programs as House Call, Full on Food, Planet Food, and Great Food Live, she also served as executive chef at such English restaurants as The Lansdowne and The Greyhound.
Her career as a television chef began in 1996 on the BBC's Ready Steady Cook.
She founded a catering company called Pink.
She and her sister Hannah were born in England to a mother of Portuguese descent.
She, Stefan Gates , and Jean-Christophe Novelli all served as hosts of a UKTV food program called Food Uncut.