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Kamini Pather
Born (1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 (age 41)
EducationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Culinary career

Television show(s)

  • Girl Eat World
Websitelikeharmony.co.za

Kamini Pather (born 20 April 1983) is a South African chef, food blogger, and television and radio personality. She won the second season of MasterChef South Africa in 2013 and hosted the food travel series Girl Eat World.

Early life and education

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A fifth-generation South African of South Indian origin,[1] Pather was born in Mobeni Heights,[2] a suburb of Durban to parents Rajen and Anitha and grew up in Glenwood. She has a younger brother, Neelan.[3] She attended Durban Girls' College and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[4] She holds a diploma from the Red and Yellow Creative School of Business[5][6] and has a qualification in yoga.[7]

Career

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After writing for Aficionado, Pather started her own food blog, then titled Deelishuss, in 2008.[8] In 2012, she worked for the online food magazine CRUSH and in 2013, worked as a food assistant for Siba Mtongana.[9] Pather's radio gigs have included 2oceansvibe Radio, Good Hope FM, and Heart 104.9 FM.[10]

Pather won the second season of MasterChef South Africa in 2013.[11]

Pather hosted and produced the food travel series Girl Eat World with Lucky Bean Media. Filming for the series took place in 2014 over the course of 9 weeks, taking place in 10 difference cities around the world and involving said cities' local food bloggers. It premiered on SABC 3 in May 2015.[12] It was also broadcast in other countries.[13] The series won a 2016 SAFTA for Best Magazine Show.[14][15]

She ran the 2016 Cape Town Marathon.[16] She appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef South Africa.[17]

In 2017, Pather released a kitchenware line, Kitchen Kulture.[18] In 2018, she collaborated with South African meal kit service UCOOK and went on to launch Füdy, her own plant-based dark kitchen via UberEats SA.[19][20]

Pather released Eat Glocal, an e-book on Indian South African cooking, in January 2021.[21]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ Durai, Abirami (19 April 2017). "The MasterChef winner who ate her way around the world". The Star. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Lavery, Hannah (25 January 2018). "Portraits: Kamini Pather". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Simkins, Estelle (14 September 2013). "Life after 'MasterChef'". The Witness. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Sanpath, Arthi (14 September 2013). "Cooking star learnt from granny". IOL. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Alumni". Red and Yellow. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Soobramoney, Candice (10 July 2013). "Chef Kamini's a Master at roti and veg". The Post. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Pather still a strong Chef contender". IOL. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Rossiter, Kathryn (9 May 2012). "What I… Kamini Pather from Deelishuss". Becoming You. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Frost, Robyn (2 September 2014). "Kamini Pather, on life after MasterChef". Live. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Premdev, Doreen (6 July 2014). "MasterChef winner takes to the airwaves". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Ramkissoon, Nikita (16 September 2013). "I want to inspire people to start cooking, says MasterChef Kamini Pather". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Take Five with Girl Eat World's Kamini Pather". Locomedia. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Girl Eat World's Kamini Pather livin' the food blogger's dream". AZN Modern. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "SAFTA 2016 Technical and Non-Fiction Award winners announced". Screen Africa. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Van Der Veen, Danica (23 March 2016). "Kamini Pather may just be South Africa's next big thing". Glamour. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Finch, Mike (18 January 2017). "Kamini's 4 Delicious, Fast & Nutritious Meals". Runner's World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Kamini Pather appears on Top Chef SA". SABC 3. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ "Five Minutes with Kamini Pather". Cape Town Etc. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Saunders, Amy (31 October 2018). "Kamini Pather launches plant-based dark kitchen, Füdy, on Uber Eats". Glamour South Africa. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Wills, Lauren (29 October 2018). "'MasterChef South Africa' Winner Kamini Pather Launches Vegan Food Delivery Service FÜDY in Cape Town". Live Kingly. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  • ^ Pasiya, Lutho (28 January 2020). "WATCH: Kamini Pather launches her first e-cookbook, 'Eat Glocal'". IOL. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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