Daphne Nur Oz (born February 17, 1986) is an American television host, food writer, and chef. She was one of five co-hosts on the ABC daytime talk show The Chew for the show's first six seasons and was a co-host of the syndicated talk/cooking show The Good Dish.
Early life
Oz was born February 17, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the eldest child of television personalities Mehmet Oz and Lisa Oz (née Lemole). Her paternal grandparents, Suna (née Atabay) and Mustafa Öz, emigrated from Konya Province, Turkey. She has three siblings.
Education
Daphne was raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where she graduated from Dwight-Englewood School in 2004. Oz graduated with a degree in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 2008. Daphne is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and received a culinary degree from The Natural Gourmet Institute.
Career
Author
Oz's first book, a National Bestseller, The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating A Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works (Newmarket Press, 2006) details the tips and tricks she used to successfully navigate the unique “Danger Zones” of college life to create a healthy lifestyle and sustainably lose 40lbs. It advanced her approach to avoiding the "Freshman 15". The book also lends her advice on how to develop healthy habits while in college that may benefit the student through life. The book was publicized by multiple media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, People, The Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Teen Vogue, Cosmo Girl! and Seventeen. She has made promotional appearances on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, The Nate Berkus Show, The Tyra Banks Show, NPR Weekend Edition, and her father's program, The Dr. Oz Show.
In 2007, she published The Dorm Room Diet Planner (Newmarket Press, 2007). In 2012, she collaborated with the rest of the cast of The Chew to author The Chew: Food. Life. Fun. Oz also is the author of the New York Times bestselling Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun. Relish is part cookbook, part lifestyle guide where Oz shares her approach to curating a life filled with delicious joy and meaningful connection. This book offers essential advice for bringing passion and purpose to everyday food, style, and life (relationships, career, and playtime). The book contains recipes, tips, relationship and career advice, and the author's personal anecdotes. Oz has written articles for Glamour and The Huffington Post. In 2012, she wrote five articles for a column called "Food for Thought" for Creators Syndicate.
In 2016, Daphne published a book called The Happy Cook: 125 Recipes for Eating Every Day Like It's the Weekend. The book is filled with healthy twists on comfort classics and simple, nourishing family food that feels elevated and celebratory, The Happy Cook is Oz’s ode to finding joy in the kitchen as a busy mom with less time and great expectations. The New York Times book review said: “the recipes are terrific — well designed and stress-free…and everything comes out as beautifully as she promises.”
Public speaking
Oz speaks publicly on food, lifestyle, motherhood, and health topics. In 2008, she was invited to speak at The Governor's Women's Conference, hosted by Maria Shriver. Oz was a featured speaker at The Aspen Institute's 2009 Aspen Health Forum. In 2011, Oz and her mother Lisa were the featured speakers at WCBS Radio's Working Women's Luncheon. Daphne Oz has delivered addresses to campus audiences including Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, and Georgetown University. Daphne appeared as a featured performer at both the South Beach Food & Wine and New York City Food & Wine Festivals.
Non-profit work
Oz is an ambassador for and helped to establish HealthCorps, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that equips teenagers with nutrition, exercise, and stress management education in over 50 schools nationwide. Daphne also serves as a member of the board of Children's Board at Columbia and is the co-chair of the Junior Board for HealthCorps. She has supported the Food Bank 4 NYC and Dress for Success.
Television
Oz was one of five co-hosts on ABC's The Chew, a weekday one-hour lifestyle show, which premiered in September 2011. She has a Daytime Emmy Award to her credit, sharing the 2015 award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host with her Chew co-hosts.On August 11, 2017, it was confirmed that Oz would be leaving the show prior to the release of the seventh and final season.