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Raised in Mexico, she teaches cooking classes to over 40 students in her Tijuana, Mexico home while also running a catering company.
Favorite childhood food: Brussel Brisque.
Has a son, Fausto Gallardo (b.2004), with her now ex-husband Fausto Gallardo.
A former food editor and recipe stylist for "Bon Appetit" magazine.
Graduated as a "Certified Cook" from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute and her training has taken her to Paris, where she graduated as a classical French pastry chef from the Ritz Escoffier Cooking School.