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Jessica Seinfeld

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Jessica Seinfeld is an American author and chef known for the cookbook Deceptively Delicious and the GOOD+ Foundation. She has also created cooking resources for beginners and appeared as a producer and writer on projects including The Marriage Ref.

Personal life

Jessica Seinfeld was married to theatrical producer Eric Nederlander in 1998, and their marriage ended that year. She met comedian Jerry Seinfeld at the Reebok Sports Club in New York City in August 1998, became engaged in November 1999, and married him on December 25, 1999, in a Jewish ceremony in Greenwich Village.

Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld have three children: daughter Sascha, born in 2000, and sons Julian, born in 2003, and Shepherd, born in 2005. The couple has supported each other's careers and philanthropic work, including Jessica's GOOD+ Foundation events.

Cookbooks and cooking education

After graduating from the University of Vermont, Seinfeld worked in public relations for Golden Books Entertainment and Tommy Hilfiger. She published Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food in 2007, offering recipes and techniques for incorporating vegetable purées into familiar dishes for children. The book became a No. 1 New York Times best seller and remained on the list for five months.

Her later cookbooks include Double Delicious! Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives (2010), The Can't Cook Book (2013), Food Swings (2017), and Vegan at Times (2021). She adopted a plant-based diet in 2021 and wrote Vegan at Times for people interested in a more flexible approach to vegan cooking.

In 2010, she launched Do it Delicious, a website offering step-by-step cooking instruction, kitchen guidance, recipes, and a forum for beginner cooks.

Baby Buggy and the GOOD+ Foundation

Seinfeld founded Baby Buggy in 2001 after the birth of her first child. She began by collecting used baby supplies that families no longer needed and directing them to other families in need.

The organization worked with community-based groups, hospitals, and programs serving families affected by domestic violence, poverty, immigration, and other challenges. By 2013, Baby Buggy had donated more than six million items to New York families, and by the time of its 2016 rebranding as the GOOD+ Foundation, it had distributed 20 million items to families across the United States.

GOOD+ Foundation events have included New York fundraising gatherings and family-oriented charity events. Jerry Seinfeld and their children have attended events supporting the organization.

Writing and screen projects

Seinfeld was the creator of The Marriage Ref, a television series that ran from 2010 to 2011. She also served as an associate producer, field producer, and associate field producer on the program.

Her screen credits include producing Daughters and appearing as Danielle Sklar in the film Unfrosted. Her cookbook work and food-focused projects have remained the central themes of her public career.

Quick facts

  • Jessica Seinfeld founded Baby Buggy in 2001 after realizing that her family's unused baby supplies could help other families.
  • Baby Buggy had donated more than six million items to New York families by 2013.
  • Baby Buggy was rebranded as the GOOD+ Foundation in 2016 after distributing 20 million items to families across the United States.
  • Deceptively Delicious became a No. 1 New York Times best seller and stayed on the list for five months.
  • Seinfeld's first cookbook was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
  • She created the beginner-cooking website Do it Delicious in 2010.
  • She adopted a plant-based diet in 2021 and wrote Vegan at Times for flexible vegan cooking.
  • She created and produced the television series The Marriage Ref, which ran from 2010 to 2011.
  • She met Jerry Seinfeld at the Reebok Sports Club in New York City in August 1998.
  • She and Jerry Seinfeld married on December 25, 1999, less than a year after meeting.

FAQs about Jessica Seinfeld

How old was Jessica Seinfeld when she got married?

Jessica Seinfeld was 28 when she married Jerry Seinfeld on December 25, 1999.

Who was Jessica Seinfeld's first husband?

Her first husband was Eric Nederlander, a theatrical producer. They married in 1998, and their marriage ended that year.

What nationality is Jessica Seinfeld?

Jessica Seinfeld is American.

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