Mel Persson - MasterChef and Raising The Standard of Gluten Free Food

This week we had an awesome chat with the wonderful Mel Persson, a gluten free author and the first coeliac Masterchef contestant! We loved hearing all about Mel’s experience on the show and how she has transitioned into creating the most insanely good gluten free recipes - including croissants, pasta and dumplings!!Mel’s on a mission to really raise the bar for gluten free food and we had such a laugh talking to her. She was also really candid about how she initially struggled on a gluten free diet, something we’re sure a lot of you can relate to, and the differences between gluten free in the UK and Australia.If you enjoy this episode, please could you spare a few moments to leave us a rating on the platform you’re listening on? It really helps support the podcast and help us to spread awareness about coeliac disease and gluten free life! Thank you so much!!Sarah and Laura xxUSEFUL LINKS: Oh Crumbs Instagram: www.instagram.com/ohcrumbspodcast Oh Crumbs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ohcrumbspodcastFIND MEL: Catch Mel aka The Very Hungry Coeliac on Instagram @theveryhungrycoeliac and pre-order her new book, Gluten Free Feasts, out August 28th, 2025: https://amzn.to/43wkpny. Buy her first book, The Very Hungry Coeliac, here: https://amzn.to/4kpUTpP FIND SARAH: Find recipes, coeliac tips and more at: www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/ (or find her on socials @GFBlogger) Find her book Delicious Gluten Free Meals on Amazon and all good booksellers.FIND LAURA: Find recipes, travel guides and more at: www.mygfguide.com/ (or find her on socials @myglutenfreeguide. Find her book Eat & Enjoy Gluten Free on Amazon and all good booksellers.Laura’s Gluten Free Cornwall Guide: https://www.mygfguide.com/gluten-free-cornwall/Sarah’s piece on Costa Coffee’s drinks: https://www.theglutenfreeblogger.com/costa-coffee-gluten-free/Oh Crumbs is a podcast gluten free podcast brought to you by coeliac bloggers Sarah Howells and Laura Strange. If you like it, please leave us a rating on the platform you're listening to, and follow us @ohcrumbspodcast on socials.