JESS TOM
Jess’s love of cooking is rooted in her multi-cultural family that spans Madagascar to China to France. Prior to becoming a novelist and television personality, Jess worked in food marketing, collaborating with restaurants, food trucks, and nightclubs.
Jess’s cooking and writing has been featured in the New York Times, USA TODAY, Eater, and Buzzfeed. She graduated Yale University with a degree in English literature and a concentration in fiction writing, studying under celebrated author, Amy Bloom. She was born in NYC and currently lives in Princeton, NJ with her husband, toddler son, and two terriers. Her go-to party trick is analyzing your handwriting.