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Growing up around expert and traditional cooks in Tijuana, Mexico, Marcela was raised to be passionate about food, jumping straight into a culinary life....

The Truth About Food Network's Marcela Valladolid

ByJacob Smith

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It is more likely than not that you are familiar with chef and author Marcela Valladolid.

Her career has been a remarkable one.

The former cooking instructor from Tijuana, Mexico, is backed by an entourage of William Morris Endeavor agents, a veteran talent manager and an.

The first of of the next generation to graduate from college.

Growing up around expert and traditional cooks in Tijuana, Mexico, Marcela was raised to be passionate about food, jumping straight into a culinary life.

Valladolid, 40, was born in San Diego, then spent most of her childhood south of the border, where she worked in her Aunt Marcela's Tijuana.

Marcela Valladolid is living a culinary dream life: an editor at Bon Appetit magazine by the age of 19, the year-old chef now has her own.

From architecture student to chef, from budding food editor at Bon Appétit to Food Network host, Valladolid never missed a beat. She clambered her way up the steep and seemingly unending mountain that constitutes a career in food media, and eventually, she found herself at the top — an international TV personality who has hosted and appeared on a wide range of established food programs.

Outside of the studio, Valladolid has also found time to publish several well-received cookbooks, all of which champion her Mexican American culture.

Throughout her journey, Valladolid has been focused on educating people in the U.S.

about Latin American food and celebrating all the different aspects of the heritage she is proud to represent. Despite the ups and