Marcela Valladolid

Marcela Luz Valladolid is an American chef, author, and television personality. Born on July 19, 1978, in San Diego, California, Valladolid gained interest in cooking while working at her Aunt Marcela's cooking school in Tijuana, Mexico. She graduated from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute and later trained as a pastry chef at the Ritz-Escoffier Cooking School in Paris, France. Returning to Tijuana, she started her own catering company and taught cooking techniques to students. Valladolid joined Bon Appétit magazine as an editor and recipe stylist. She rose to prominence as the host of the Food Network series Mexican Made Easy and as a judge on Best Baker in America. Valladolid also appeared on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Her first cooking show was Relatos con Sabor.