Gail Simmons Biography

Fast Facts

• She was elected to the Chef Advisory Board of Common Threads, which is an organization that teaches kids how to cook healthy meals
• She graduated from Montréal's McGill University with majors in anthropology and Spanish
• She attended the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City
• Her mother ran a cooking school out of their home when she was a child, so she was exposed to the business of food at an early age
• She worked at Vogue as food critic Jeffrey Steingarten's assistant
• She began her food journalism career at the McGill Tribune, writing reviews for restaurants
• Quote: "My mission is to inspire you to step into the kitchen to create a memorable dish, try a new restaurant or visit your local market in search of delicious ingredients!"
• She has contributed to a number of cookbooks throughout her career and had her own memoir, "Talking With My Mouth Full," published in 2012
• To stay fit while basing her career around eating, she runs, bikes and hikes
• When she was a child, her favorite food was cotton candy