After graduating from college, she enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N․Y
Fell for her future husband when he broke two heavy steel knives trying to hack through a frozen turkey in order to retrieve the giblets needed for a recipe on "America's Test Kitchen․"
Got her job at "Cook's Illustrated" when an old classmate called to tell her she was leaving Boston, leaving a position open
Worked catering jobs and in the cellars of Napa wineries after moving to California
Known for her appearances as a chef on "America's Test Kitchen" and related cooking shows
Helped establish the cookbook department at America's Test Kitchen, eventually becoming the executive food editor
Enjoys reading paperback mystery novels and gardening