▁then ▁sold . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Pr ue ▁Le ith ▁College ▁( since ▁renamed ▁Pr ue ▁Le ith ▁Che f ' s ▁Academy ) ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Con current ly ▁with ▁running ▁her ▁business , ▁Le ith ▁became ▁a ▁food ▁column ist ▁for , ▁success ively , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail , ▁Sunday ▁Express , ▁The ▁Guardian ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror . ▁As ide ▁from ▁writing ▁ 1 2 ▁cook ery ▁books , ▁including ▁Le ith ' s ▁Cook ery ▁Bible ▁( with ▁the ▁Le ith ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁W ine ▁Princi pal , ▁Caroline ▁Wal de gra ve ), ▁she ▁has ▁written ▁seven ▁nov els : ▁Le aving ▁Patrick , ▁Sister s , ▁A ▁Lov esome ▁Th ing , ▁Ch oral ▁Society , ▁A ▁Ser ving ▁of ▁Sc andal , ▁The ▁Food ▁of ▁Love : ▁Laura ' s ▁Story ▁and ▁The ▁Pro dig al ▁D augh ter . ▁These ▁last ▁two ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Food ▁of ▁Love ▁tr il ogy . ▁The ▁tr il ogy ▁has ▁been ▁option ed ▁for ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁by ▁Spr out ▁Pictures ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Par allel ▁Films . ▁Her ▁mem oir , ▁Rel ish , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁television ▁appearance ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁present er ▁of ▁two ▁th ir teen - ep is ode ▁magazine ▁series ▁aim ed ▁at ▁women ▁at ▁home , ▁made