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'''Eleanor Laura Davan Mills''' (''née'' '''Woodward'''; born 31 May 1991) is a British [[food writer]] and entrepreneur best known for the 'Deliciously Ella' food blog and brand.
'''Eleanor Laura Davan Mills''' (''née'' '''Woodward'''; born 31 May 1991) is a British [[food writer]] and entrepreneur best known for founding the Deliciously Ella brand and writing numerous cookbooks.


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Woodward was born on 31 May 1991 in [[Rugby, Warwickshire]], England,<ref name=burkes>''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', 2003, volume 3, p. 3458, {{ISBN|9780971196629}}</ref> the daughter of the politician [[Shaun Woodward]] and his wife Camilla, daughter of politician [[Tim Sainsbury]] and granddaughter of [[Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury|Lord Sainsbury]], of the [[Sainsbury's]] supermarket owning family.<ref name=burkes/>
Mills was born on 31 May 1991 in [[London]], England,<ref name=burkes>''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', 2003, volume 3, p. 3458, {{ISBN|9780971196629}}</ref> the daughter of the politician [[Shaun Woodward]] and his wife Camilla, daughter of politician [[Tim Sainsbury]] and granddaughter of [[Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury|Lord Sainsbury]], of the [[Sainsbury's]] supermarket owning family.<ref name=burkes/>


After attending [[Rugby School]], she graduated with a degree in history of art from the [[University of St Andrews]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mills|first1=Simon|title=Ella Woodward, author of Deliciously Ella, wants us to feel good about healthy food, without being 'smug'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ella-woodward-being-healthy-doesnt-mean-i-cant-have-fun-10162356.html|accessdate=31 August 2016|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=8 April 2015}}</ref>
After attending [[Rugby School]], she graduated with a degree in history of art from the [[University of St Andrews]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mills|first1=Simon|title=Ella Woodward, author of Deliciously Ella, wants us to feel good about healthy food, without being 'smug'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/ella-woodward-being-healthy-doesnt-mean-i-cant-have-fun-10162356.html|accessdate=31 August 2016|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=8 April 2015}}</ref>
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==Career==
==Career==
Woodward writes about food in a blog she founded in 2012 named ''Deliciously Ella'' which was also the title of her first book, published in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|author=Olivia Parker |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11362275/Deliciously-Ella-I-want-to-get-people-excited-about-veg.html |title=Deliciously Ella: I want to get people excited about veg |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2015|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> Her second book, ''Deliciously Ella Every Day'' was released in January 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=Elizabeth Grice |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/deliciously-ella-interview-new-book-Deliciously-Ella-Every-Day/ |title=Deliciously Ella: 'There's a pressure to be sparkly and shiny all the time' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=2016-01-23 |accessdate=2016-03-10}}</ref> A third book, ''Deliciously Ella With Friends'' was released in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deliciously Ella With Friends|url=https://www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781473619517|website=www.hodder.co.uk|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> She was an advocate of clean eating but turned against it after a media backlash that questioned its health benefits.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lizzie Edmonds |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/why-the-hemsley-sisters-and-deliciously-ella-are-turning-their-backs-on-the-cleaneating-fad-a3436786.html |title=Clean eating and why Deliciously Ella and the Hemsley sisters are turning their backs on it |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=2017-01-10 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> Her clean eating series of books was called by ''The Guardian'' "arguably the most successful fad diet cookbook series in recent years".<ref name=guard>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/23/bad-fad-ruby-tandoh-on-how-clean-eating-turned-toxic |title=Bad fad – Ruby Tandoh on how clean eating turned toxic &#124; Life and style |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2016-12-13 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref>
Mills started a recipe website in 2012 named ''Deliciously Ella'' which was also the title of her first best selling book, published in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|author=Olivia Parker |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11362275/Deliciously-Ella-I-want-to-get-people-excited-about-veg.html |title=Deliciously Ella: I want to get people excited about veg |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2015|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref> Her second book, ''Deliciously Ella Every Day'' was released in January 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=Elizabeth Grice |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/deliciously-ella-interview-new-book-Deliciously-Ella-Every-Day/ |title=Deliciously Ella: 'There's a pressure to be sparkly and shiny all the time' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=2016-01-23 |accessdate=2016-03-10}}</ref> A third book, ''Deliciously Ella With Friends'' was released in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deliciously Ella With Friends|url=https://www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781473619517|website=www.hodder.co.uk|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> She has since published a further two books, The Plant Based Cookbook and Quick and Easy. All five books have been best sellers. Mills has now sold over 1 million copies of her books in the UK.


In 2014, the Deliciously Ella App was launched containing over 100 recipes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gloss|first=Get The|title=An App a Day: Deliciously Ella|url=https://www.getthegloss.com/article/an-app-a-day-deliciously-ella|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Get The Gloss|language=en}}</ref> The app with plant-based recipes, yoga videos and guided meditations is available in the App Store and Google Play.
In 2014, the Deliciously Ella App was launched containing over 100 recipes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gloss|first=Get The|title=An App a Day: Deliciously Ella|url=https://www.getthegloss.com/article/an-app-a-day-deliciously-ella|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Get The Gloss|language=en}}</ref> It now has over 800 recipes, plant based meal plans, yoga videos and guided meditations is available in the App Store and Google Play. It’s had over 1.3 million downloads.


In 2015, Ella and her business partner, Matthew Mills, opened ''The MaE Deli'', Seymour Place, [[Marylebone]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Norum |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/deliciously-ella-to-launch-the-mae-deli-in-marylebone-a3104526.html |title=Deliciously Ella to launch The Mae Deli in Marylebone |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=2015-11-02 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> In 2016 they opened their second site, ''The MaE Deli'', Weighhouse Street, [[Mayfair]]. In early 2017, a third site was launched named ''The Kitchen Counter'', in [[Herne Hill]], as an extension to their development kitchen.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2017/04/deliciously-ella-open-kitchen-counter-herne-hill/ |title=Deliciously Ella to open The Kitchen Counter in Herne Hill - Hospitality & Catering News |website=Hospitalityandcateringnews.com |date=5 April 2017|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Prynn |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/vegan-blogger-deliciously-ella-shuts-down-herne-hill-caf-a3785981.html |title=Vegan blogger Deliciously Ella shuts down Herne Hill café &#124; London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=9 March 2018|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jerome Starkey |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/food-blogger-swallows-losses-of-720-000-vtvvf90q3 |title=Food blogger Deliciously Ella swallows losses of £720,000 &#124; News |newspaper=The Times|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>
In 2015, Ella and her business partner, Matthew Mills, opened ''The MaE Deli'', Seymour Place, [[Marylebone]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Norum |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/deliciously-ella-to-launch-the-mae-deli-in-marylebone-a3104526.html |title=Deliciously Ella to launch The Mae Deli in Marylebone |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=2015-11-02 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> In 2016 they opened their second site, ''The MaE Deli'', Weighhouse Street, [[Mayfair]]. In early 2017, a third site was launched named ''The Kitchen Counter'', in [[Herne Hill]], as an extension to their development kitchen.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2017/04/deliciously-ella-open-kitchen-counter-herne-hill/ |title=Deliciously Ella to open The Kitchen Counter in Herne Hill - Hospitality & Catering News |website=Hospitalityandcateringnews.com |date=5 April 2017|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Prynn |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/vegan-blogger-deliciously-ella-shuts-down-herne-hill-caf-a3785981.html |title=Vegan blogger Deliciously Ella shuts down Herne Hill café &#124; London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date=9 March 2018|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Jerome Starkey |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/food-blogger-swallows-losses-of-720-000-vtvvf90q3 |title=Food blogger Deliciously Ella swallows losses of £720,000 &#124; News |newspaper=The Times|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

They now own a restaurant, Plants. Ella and Matthew were awarded the Ernst & Young Rising Star Award in 2017 for London at their Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.


[[File:Deliciously Ella chocolate-covered almonds.jpg|thumb|Deliciously Ella brand chocolate-covered almonds]]
[[File:Deliciously Ella chocolate-covered almonds.jpg|thumb|Deliciously Ella brand chocolate-covered almonds]]

Revision as of 13:27, 22 July 2022

Ella Mills
Born (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 33)
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRugby School
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
OccupationFood writer
Known forDeliciously Ella brand
SpouseMatthew Mills (m. 2016)
Children2
Parent(s)Shaun Woodward
Camilla Woodward
Websitehttps://deliciouslyella.com

Eleanor Laura Davan Mills (née Woodward; born 31 May 1991) is a British food writer and entrepreneur best known for founding the Deliciously Ella brand and writing numerous cookbooks.

Early life and family

Mills was born on 31 May 1991 in London, England,[1] the daughter of the politician Shaun Woodward and his wife Camilla, daughter of politician Tim Sainsbury and granddaughter of Lord Sainsbury, of the Sainsbury's supermarket owning family.[1]

After attending Rugby School, she graduated with a degree in history of art from the University of St Andrews in 2013.[2]

In April 2016 she married Tessa Jowell's son, Matthew Mills, who is also her business partner.[3][4] The couple have two daughters, Skye, who was born in July 2019 [5] and May, born in October 2020.[6]

Career

Mills started a recipe website in 2012 named Deliciously Ella which was also the title of her first best selling book, published in 2015.[7] Her second book, Deliciously Ella Every Day was released in January 2016.[8] A third book, Deliciously Ella With Friends was released in January 2017.[9] She has since published a further two books, The Plant Based Cookbook and Quick and Easy. All five books have been best sellers. Mills has now sold over 1 million copies of her books in the UK.

In 2014, the Deliciously Ella App was launched containing over 100 recipes.[10] It now has over 800 recipes, plant based meal plans, yoga videos and guided meditations is available in the App Store and Google Play. It’s had over 1.3 million downloads.

In 2015, Ella and her business partner, Matthew Mills, opened The MaE Deli, Seymour Place, Marylebone.[11] In 2016 they opened their second site, The MaE Deli, Weighhouse Street, Mayfair. In early 2017, a third site was launched named The Kitchen Counter, in Herne Hill, as an extension to their development kitchen.[12] 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.[13][14]

They now own a restaurant, Plants. Ella and Matthew were awarded the Ernst & Young Rising Star Award in 2017 for London at their Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

Deliciously Ella brand chocolate-covered almonds

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.[15][16]

Books

  • Deliciously Ella: Awesome ingredients, incredible food that you and your body will love' Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2015. ISBN 9781444795004
  • Deliciously Ella Every Day. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2016. ISBN 9781473619487
  • Deliciously Ella: Smoothies & Juices: Bite-size Collection. Sept 2016 ISBN 1473647282
  • Deliciously Ella With Friends. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2017. ISBN 9781473619517
  • Deliciously Ella: The Plant-Based Cookbook Aug 2018 ISBN 9781473639218
  • Deliciously Ella: Quick & Easy Cookbook July 2020

References

  1. ^ a b Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, volume 3, p. 3458, ISBN 9780971196629
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ Lexi Finnigan (26 April 2016). "Deliciously Ella ties the knot on the tropical island of Mustique". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Entrepreneur of the Year Awards". ey.com. Ernst and Young. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Deliciously Ella names baby after Tessa Jowell, her late mother-in-law". The Guardian. 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. ^ Olivia Parker (24 January 2015). "Deliciously Ella: I want to get people excited about veg". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ Elizabeth Grice (23 January 2016). "Deliciously Ella: 'There's a pressure to be sparkly and shiny all the time'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Deliciously Ella With Friends". www.hodder.co.uk. Hodder and Stoughton. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. ^ Gloss, Get The. "An App a Day: Deliciously Ella". Get The Gloss. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ^ Ben Norum (2 November 2015). "Deliciously Ella to launch The Mae Deli in Marylebone". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Deliciously Ella to open The Kitchen Counter in Herne Hill - Hospitality & Catering News". Hospitalityandcateringnews.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  13. ^ Jonathan Prynn (9 March 2018). "Vegan blogger Deliciously Ella shuts down Herne Hill café | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  14. ^ Jerome Starkey (12 March 2018). "Food blogger Deliciously Ella swallows losses of £720,000 | News". The Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  15. ^ "How Deliciously Ella Succeeded With Health Aware Younger Consumers". www.bordbia.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ Glascott, Sarah (3 October 2018). "Deliciously Ella - Meet The Woman Behind The Fastest Selling Vegan Cookbook of All Time". TheTaste.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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