Cindy Sargon is an Australian chef, entrepreneur, television presenter and voice over artist.Kitchen spy: Cindy Sargon
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Career

Television

Sargon was a co-presenter on the third and fourth seasons of ''

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'', and has hosted '' Melbourne Woman'',Espresso
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'' and the Australian version of ''

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''. She also appeared on the first season of ''

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'' in 2004. In 2007 she started hosting '' Food 4 Life'' on the

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. Sargon also presented the

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-sponsored 5-day meal planner segment on '' The Morning Show'', and was a presenter on ''

Melbourne Weekender ''Melbourne Weekender'' is a travel and lifestyle show hosted by Cameron Ling. The weekly, half-hour program was produced by Seven Productions and visited various locations in Melbourne and Victoria, showing destinations and experiences which c ...

''.

Other

In 1993 Sargon co-founded with husband Michael Coade a wholesale pasta business, Alligator Brand, which provided pasta for the athletes at the

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in Sydney, Australia. The company has also provided pasta for

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and

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, and has been sold in

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, Thomas Dux and David Jones stores. Sargon and Coade also founded Per Tutti pasta. Sargon posed for ''

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'' magazine in 2004. She previously presented a weekly restaurant review on

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's breakfast program, ''Breakfast with Ross & John'', under the segment identity "Lazy Susan". Sargon is also a prolific commercial voice over artist. Sargon is the first official patron for the Artists for Kids Culture trust in Victoria.Ambassadors
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Personal life

Sargon is of

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descent. She has a daughter with Coade, Pascale.ArtHouse
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References

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