Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley

Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley are sisters born in London in February 1980 and September 1985 respectively[1] to Evangelina who was born in the Philippines and worked in software management,[2] and Jack Hemsley, a lieutenant colonel in the British Army Light Infantry (died 2014). They grew up in service accommodation on army bases in England and Germany.[3]

Jasmine worked as a model after leaving school, bringing her own food to shoots from which she developed a food-delivery service that Melissa joined. In 2012 they began a recipe blog on the Vogue website.[4] Their first book, The Art of Eating Well, was published in 2014 after which they had a television series on Channel 4 titled Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley.[5][6] Their second book was Good + Simple (2014).

Along with Natasha Corrett and Ella Woodward,[7] they have been closely associated with the clean eating and "wellness" movement, but say they have never mentioned clean eating in their books.[1][8] They say they offer a "simple, healthy approach to life that stretches beyond the kitchen" and use recipes without gluten, grain, or refined sugar.[9][10][note 1] Neither sister is a qualified nutritionist. Their approach has been criticised, however, as a form of "wellness evangelism" that may not confer the health benefits it promises.[13][14]

• The Art of Eating Well. Ebury Press, London, 2014. ISBN 9780091958329
• Good + Simple. Ebury Press, London, 2014. ISBN 9781785031601

• http://www.hemsleyandhemsley.com/