Janette Zepeda

My personal obsession with food started young, thanks to my mom and Emeril Lagasse. I spent most of my childhood dreaming of attending culinary school, which — thanks to my parents — I did twice! I was fortunate to graduate from both California Culinary Academy and San Francisco Cooking School. After working my way through restaurants and bakeries in the San Francisco Bay Area, I found myself diving in at Food Network Kitchens, accomplishing one of my life’s dreams. This led me to the "Rachael Ray Show" and culinary producing at "America's Test Kitchen" for TV and YouTube. I've spent the last 10 years working behind the scenes on some of America's favorite cooking shows, making fun and informative food content, and food styling some really neat cookbooks.

I love to bake, and you can typically either find me making cakes for my loved ones or trying to find tacos that live up to the ones my family eats in Mexico. My greatest hobby in life is experiencing other cultures through their food with my family, especially my kids. Oh, and I have an English bulldog named Linda... she loves food too.