Ella Mills
Ella Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1991 Rugby, Warwickshire,England |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Occupation | Food writer |
| Known for | Deliciously Ellabrand |
| Spouse | Matthew Mills (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Shaun Woodward Camilla Sainsbury |
| Website | https://deliciouslyella.com |
Eleanor Laura Davan Mills(néeWoodward;born 31 May 1991) is a Britishfood writerand businesswoman, best known for theplant-based'Deliciously Ella' food blog and brand. On her mother's side she is part of theSainsbury family.
Early life and family
[edit]Woodward was born on 31 May 1991 inRugby, Warwickshire,England,[1]the daughter of the politicianShaun Woodwardand his wife Camilla, daughter of politicianTim Sainsburyand granddaughter ofLord Sainsbury,of theSainsbury'ssupermarket owning family.[1]
After attendingRugby SchoolandHurtwood House,[2]Woodward graduated with a degree in history of art from theUniversity of St Andrewsin 2013.[3]
In April 2016 she marriedTessa Jowell's son, Matthew Mills, who is also her business partner.[4][5]The couple have two daughters, Skye, who was born in July 2019[6]and May, born in October 2020.[7]
Career
[edit]Woodward writes about food in a blog she founded in 2012 namedDeliciously Ellawhich was also the title of her first book, published in 2015.[8]Her second book,Deliciously Ella Every Daywas released in January 2016.[9]A third book,Deliciously Ella With Friendswas released in January 2017.[10]She was an advocate ofclean eatingbut turned against it after a media backlash that questioned its health benefits.[11]Her clean eating series of books was called byThe Guardian"arguably the most successful fad diet cookbook series in recent years".[12]
In 2014, the Deliciously Ella App was launched containing over 100 recipes.[13]The app with plant-based recipes, yoga videos and guided meditations is available in the App Store and Google Play.
In 2015, Ella and her business partner, Matthew Mills, openedThe MaE Deli,Seymour Place,Marylebone.[14]In 2016 they opened their second site,The MaE Deli,Weighhouse Street,Mayfair.In early 2017, a third site was launched namedThe Kitchen Counter,inHerne Hill,as an extension to their development kitchen.[15]In March 2018, after less than a year, the Herne Hill site was closed down, as was the Marylebone deli, due to debts accruing of £720,000.[16][17]
The Deliciously Ella brand also includes food products sold in stores. These products started with energy balls and eventually expanded to more than 30 products. They expanded to the United States in 2019.[18][19]
Books
[edit]VegNewslistedDeliciously Ella: Quick & Easyas one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time" in 2024.[20]
- Deliciously Ella: Awesome ingredients, incredible food that you and your body will love'Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2015.ISBN9781444795004
- Deliciously Ella Every Day.Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2016.ISBN9781473619487
- Deliciously Ella: Smoothies & Juices: Bite-size Collection.Sept 2016ISBN1473647282
- Deliciously Ella With Friends.Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2017.ISBN9781473619517
- Deliciously Ella: The Plant-Based CookbookAug 2018ISBN9781473639218
- Deliciously Ella: Quick & Easy CookbookJuly 2020
References
[edit]- ^abBurke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,2003, volume 3, p. 3458,ISBN9780971196629
- ^"Hall of Fame - Alumni".Hurtwood House.Retrieved5 June2023.
- ^Mills, Simon (8 April 2015)."Ella Woodward, author of Deliciously Ella, wants us to feel good about healthy food, without being 'smug'".London Evening Standard.Retrieved31 August2016.
- ^Lexi Finnigan (26 April 2016)."Deliciously Ella ties the knot on the tropical island of Mustique".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved8 July2016.
- ^"Entrepreneur of the Year Awards".ey.com.Ernst and Young.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ^"Deliciously Ella names baby after Tessa Jowell, her late mother-in-law".The Guardian.28 July 2019.
- ^"Login • Instagram".www.instagram.com.
{{cite web}}:Cite uses generic title (help) - ^Olivia Parker (24 January 2015)."Deliciously Ella: I want to get people excited about veg".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved10 March2016.
- ^Elizabeth Grice (23 January 2016)."Deliciously Ella: 'There's a pressure to be sparkly and shiny all the time'".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved10 March2016.
- ^Deliciously Ella With Friends.Hodder and Stoughton. 26 January 2017.ISBN9781473619517.Retrieved27 July2017.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^Lizzie Edmonds (10 January 2017)."Clean eating and why Deliciously Ella and the Hemsley sisters are turning their backs on it".London Evening Standard.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ^"Bad fad – Ruby Tandoh on how clean eating turned toxic | Life and style".The Guardian.13 December 2016.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ^Gloss, Get The."An App a Day: Deliciously Ella".Get The Gloss.Retrieved12 April2021.
- ^Ben Norum (2 November 2015)."Deliciously Ella to launch The Mae Deli in Marylebone".London Evening Standard.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ^"Deliciously Ella to open The Kitchen Counter in Herne Hill - Hospitality & Catering News".Hospitalityandcateringnews.com.5 April 2017.Retrieved27 July2017.
- ^Jonathan Prynn (9 March 2018)."Vegan blogger Deliciously Ella shuts down Herne Hill café | London Evening Standard".Standard.co.uk.Retrieved14 August2018.
- ^Jerome Starkey (12 March 2018)."Food blogger Deliciously Ella swallows losses of £720,000 | News".The Times.Retrieved14 August2018.
- ^"How Deliciously Ella Succeeded With Health Aware Younger Consumers".www.bordbia.ie.Retrieved23 November2021.
- ^Glascott, Sarah (3 October 2018)."Deliciously Ella - Meet The Woman Behind The Fastest Selling Vegan Cookbook of All Time".TheTaste.ie.Retrieved23 November2021.
- ^Pointing, Charlotte (16 January 2024)."The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time".VegNews.Retrieved16 January2024.
External links
[edit]
- 1991 births
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- British women bloggers
- Clean eating advocates
- English bloggers
- English food writers
- English people of Dutch-Jewish descent
- Living people
- People educated at Hurtwood House
- People educated at Rugby School
- People from Rugby, Warwickshire
- Plant-based diet advocates
- Plant-based cookbook writers
- Pseudoscientific diet advocates
- Sainsbury family
- British women food writers