Jess Elliott Dennison is a food writer and the founder of Elliott’s. Her work celebrates simple cooking and life in the kitchen.

Jess’s experience has covered all aspects of food, including as a food stylist in Sydney and London where she cooked for TV sets, commercials, magazines and cookbooks.

She was part of Jamie Oliver’s team; developing food products and kitchenware, advertising campaigns and global retail partnerships.

For 5 years, Jess ran Elliott’s Cafe which was listed on Conde Nast’s Best Edinburgh Restaurant List. She has written 3 books published by Hardie Grant (Penguin Random House).

Jess’s cooking has been featured in VOGUE, Stylist, The World of Interiors, House & Garden, Monocle, The Guardian, The Shopkeepers, Homes and Interiors, TAT London, The Scotsman, TOAST and The Independent. 

She independently published ‘Midweek Recipes’ in August 2024 and her next book in the Elliott’s series, ‘Weekend Recipes’ is out in August 2025.

Jess lives in the Scottish Borders countryside with her husband, son and daughter.