Geoff Jansz
Encyclopedia
Geoff Jansz is a Sri Lanka
n-born Australia
n chef and television presenter.
Formerly a pharmacist, graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy
from the University of Sydney
in 1984, Jansz instead turned to things epicureal and opened a restaurant in Picton, New South Wales
. Although working with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
in 1992, Jansz's first notable television role came in 1992 as a presenter on the Nine Network's
What's Cooking, which he hosted from 1993 until its conclusion in 1999. In 1995 he débuted on the Burke's Backyard
, in which he made a guest appearance, then presented a regular weekly segment until its end in 2004. He also hosted the daytime cooking programme Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
.
Jansz was a regular contributor to the Australian Gourmet Traveller between 1987 and 1992 and has written three books: Taking The Freshest Approach, Favourite Recipes and Geoff Jansz Desserts.
In 2007 Jansz was a Host Chef at the Great Barrier Feast Culinary Masterclass event on Hamilton Island which was hosted by Curtis Stone
and featured other notable Australian chefs, Shannon Bennett, Justin North.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n-born Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n chef and television presenter.
Formerly a pharmacist, graduating with a Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in 1984, Jansz instead turned to things epicureal and opened a restaurant in Picton, New South Wales
Picton, New South Wales
Picton is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. The town is located 80 kilometres South-west of Sydney, close to Camden and Campbelltown. It is also the administrative centre of Wollondilly Shire....
. Although working with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in 1992, Jansz's first notable television role came in 1992 as a presenter on the Nine Network's
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
What's Cooking, which he hosted from 1993 until its conclusion in 1999. In 1995 he débuted on the Burke's Backyard
Burke's Backyard
Burke's Backyard is an Australian gardening and lifestyle program, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 1987 to 2004.- History :...
, in which he made a guest appearance, then presented a regular weekly segment until its end in 2004. He also hosted the daytime cooking programme Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly
Fresh with the Australian Women's Weekly was an Australian television program. It aired for half an hour at on the Nine Network. It was hosted by Pete Evans and Lyndey Milan....
.
Jansz was a regular contributor to the Australian Gourmet Traveller between 1987 and 1992 and has written three books: Taking The Freshest Approach, Favourite Recipes and Geoff Jansz Desserts.
In 2007 Jansz was a Host Chef at the Great Barrier Feast Culinary Masterclass event on Hamilton Island which was hosted by Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality, nicknamed "The Quiet Terminator" by fans following his performance on The Celebrity Apprentice 3.-Background:...
and featured other notable Australian chefs, Shannon Bennett, Justin North.