Jenny Morris, also known as "The Giggling Gourmet", is a

celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in printed publications. While television ...

and radio personality from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. Having run a cooking school since 1997, and appearing on television and radio in South Africa, she has signed to appear on the

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, becoming the first South African to host her own show on the channel.

Biography

Morris opened "Cook's Playground" in 1997, operating it as a cooking school and catering company. She has written three cookbooks, ''"Rude Food, Nude Food, Good Food"'' in 2004, ''"More Rude Food"'' in 2006 and ''"Cooking with Jenny Morris"'' in 2012, as well as contributing to magazines and writing a weekly column for an entertainment guide in South Africa. She is also a presented on radio station

Cape Talk CapeTalk is a commercial AM radio station based in Cape Town, South Africa, broadcasting on AM/MW 567 to Cape Town. The station is also webcast via its website. It claims to be Cape Town's number one news and talk station, offering news, sport, ...

, where she discusses both food and romance. She has appeared in a show for the

entitled '' Jenny Morris Cooks Morocco'', having signed for the network in August 2011. It was the first occasion that a South African chef has appeared on their own show on the channel, and was filmed over the course of five minutes. She has lent her name to a range of

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Personal life

She lives with her family in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

References

External links

Official site

Giggling Gourmet official website
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