Bridget Lancaster is a famous cooking star who rose to fame for different cooking shows such as America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country. More than just TV shows, she has also become famous on the radio where she shares her cooking tips and methods.
One of the things that has not only set her apart but also helped her advance in her career aside from her cooking skills is the fun she can bring to her shows.
Bridget Lancaster – Bio (Age)
It was in 1968 that Bridget Lancaster was born in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. She was raised by her parents, Jim and Linda Sapp, alongside a sister in Cross Lanes, where she was educated at Nitro High School, where she graduated in 1987. From there she went at Ohio State University.
Lancaster’s journey to the great chef she is today began when she was just a child. At the time, she learned to cook with her mother, whom she describes as an excellent artisanal cook. More so, she revealed that even her grandmother can cook as well.
Growing up with her sister, the two girls loved baking and for Christmas parties they decorated cookies which she describes as one of her best moments as a child. Most of the cooking skills learned from her mother, she worked in a few restaurants before starting her career in 1998 with Christopher Kimball magazine.
She started out as an experimental cook alongside two. In no time, she found herself in the cast of Cook’s Country, which later debuted on PBS in 2008 with Christopher Kimball, Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin-Davison, Erin McMurrer, Jack Bishop and Adam Ried as first cast members.
Even before Cook’s Country, she became a part of Kimball’s America’s Test Kitchen, which began airing in 2001. Since then, she has remained one of the presenters alongside Julia Collin Davison and her producers.
While her television career was going well, she also took her to radio (America’s Test Kitchen Radio), where she was also followed by many people. She has also been involved in many cookbook projects Cook’s Illustrated has done over the years.
She now serves as the lead instructor for America’s Test Kitchen Online Cooking School. His role is to help provide courses for the school.
Other shows she has appeared in include ‘Home & Family’, ‘Ask This Old House’, ‘Nova ScienceNow’ and the TV series ‘Shameless’ in which she plays herself.
husband and family
Interestingly, Bridget is married to Stephen Lancaster, who is also a very well-known professional chef in Boston. Although it is not known how the couple met or how long they dated or were married, it is common knowledge that their union produced two children – Tom, born in 2002, and James, born in 2008.
Stephen Lancaster is from Scotland and because of this, Bridget reveals that the family loves French butter cookies. As a family of renowned chefs, the Lancasters love to get together to bake French butter cookies, while their sons, who are also interested in their parents’ interest, decorate them with red and green sugar candies.
Bridget, her husband and their children now live in Marblehead, Massachusetts. While Tom is described as an adventurous eater, James is the one who prefers grape jelly sandwiches.
Net value
When it comes to her net worth, Bridget Lancaster is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million. She has lived most of her career for more than ten years as a chef. That said, her salary is not known although there is no reason to think that she does not earn a fortune.
More facts about Bridget Lancaster
1. Prior to her career with Christopher Kimball, who was later to appear on television, she worked as a pastry chef and kitchen supply salesperson.
2. Lancaster is also an author who has published her own cookbook, Cooking at Home with Bridget & Julia, which she co-authored with Julia Collin Davison.
3. Looking at her height and measurements, the celebrity chef has a height of 1.68m and a weight of 54kg. Also, she has blue eyes and blonde hair.