Alana Jane Lowes (born 27 April 1980) is a writer, presenter and actress.
Lowes was born in Melbourne and moved with her parents to Mildura, where she spent all her formative years.
[2] Lowes studied at the University of Canberra and graduated with a double degree in journalism and law.
[1] Lowes also worked as a journalist with Style magazine, where her articles included food,[3] travel[4][5] and interviews with celebrities such as Liam Hemsworth[6] and Julia Zemiro.
[8] During her time on MasterChef Australia, Lowes met or cooked with some highly regarded people in the global food industry, including Heston Blumenthal, Thomas Keller, René Redzepi, David Chang, Eric Ripert, Neil Perry, Matt Moran, Maggie Beer, Curtis Stone, Marco Pierre White, Anthony Bourdain, and one of Lowes' food idols, Nigella Lawson.
[10] Lowes has considerable experience as a journalist in both broadcast and print media and in recent years has placed her efforts into freelance lifestyle, food and travel writing.