Marcela Valladolid
Encyclopedia
Marcela Valladolid is a celebrity chef
, author
and the host of the Food Network
show "Mexican Made Easy," which is currently in its second season as of June 5, 2010.
, France
where she graduated as a classically trained pastry chef
at the Ritz Escoffier Cooking School. She then became employed as an editor and recipe stylist for the Bon Appétit
magazine. Pursuant to her career as a chef
, she became part of the cast of the 2005 series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
, in which she came in fourth place.
"Relatos con Sabor" on Discovery en Español
which airs in the U.S. and Latin America. In the series, she shows viewers how local Hispanic homes preserve and revive traditional recipes.
Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor debuted in August 2009 and has since received positive reviews. Her book and the subsequent "Mexican Made Easy" show was designed to show the world there’s no "yellow cheese" in real Mexican cooking and that her Mexican culinary style can be done with "fresh flavor that fits all." The show's first season debuted in January 2010 and films in San Diego where Valladolid currently resides.
She has also appeared in Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay
as a judge for a fish taco-themed competition.
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
, author
Author
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and the host of the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
show "Mexican Made Easy," which is currently in its second season as of June 5, 2010.
Early career
Valladolid graduated from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute as a "Certified cook" and then moved to ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
where she graduated as a classically trained pastry chef
Pastry chef
A pastry chef or pâtissier is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods...
at the Ritz Escoffier Cooking School. She then became employed as an editor and recipe stylist for the Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit describes itself as "a food and entertaining magazine" and is published monthly. Named after the French phrase for "Enjoy your meal", it was started by M. Frank Jones in Kansas City in 1956...
magazine. Pursuant to her career as a chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, she became part of the cast of the 2005 series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart is a spin-off from the American reality television series The Apprentice that ran in the fall of 2005. Broadcast on NBC, the show featured business tycoon Martha Stewart. Tasks were centered around Stewart's areas of expertise: media, culinary arts, entertaining,...
, in which she came in fourth place.
Career
On top of teaching cooking techniques to her 40 students at her Tijuana, Mexico home, Valladolid also runs a catering company. Her first cooking show was"Relatos con Sabor" on Discovery en Español
Discovery en Español
Discovery en Español is the Spanish language version of the Discovery Channel. It is operated by Discovery Networks International's Latin America division in Miami, Florida....
which airs in the U.S. and Latin America. In the series, she shows viewers how local Hispanic homes preserve and revive traditional recipes.
Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor debuted in August 2009 and has since received positive reviews. Her book and the subsequent "Mexican Made Easy" show was designed to show the world there’s no "yellow cheese" in real Mexican cooking and that her Mexican culinary style can be done with "fresh flavor that fits all." The show's first season debuted in January 2010 and films in San Diego where Valladolid currently resides.
She has also appeared in Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay
Throwdown! with Bobby Flay
Throwdown! with Bobby Flay is a Food Network television program in which celebrity chef Bobby Flay challenges cooks renowned for a specific dish or type of cooking to a cook-off of their signature dish....
as a judge for a fish taco-themed competition.