Marcela
Bio Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico Occupation: Cooking Instructor Marcela, 27, successfully tackles motherhood and a culinary career as a chef. Born in San Diego and raised in Mexico, she now teaches cooking classes to over 40 students in her Tijuana, Mexico home while also running a catering company. She 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. A guest chef on the Food Network and a former food editor and recipe stylist for "Bon Appetit" Magazine, Marcela dreams of hosting her own cooking show. Married to her kindergarten sweetheart, they have a one-year-old boy. Faves Music: Although hard to believe, I'm the biggest Pink Floyd fan on the planet. Specifically Roger Waters. But I listen mostly to Latin music. Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernandez, Mecano, Alejandro Sanz and Juanes. Books: Once Minutos by Paulo Coelho and Veronika Decide Morir by Paulo Coelho TV: Where I live (in Mexico), I don't get the Food Network but whenever I have a chance and am in San Diego I love The Barefoot Contessa and Boy Meets Grill. Anything food related. Movies: Anything Almodovar-directed. Talk to Her, All About My Mother, Live Flesh, High Heels. Amores Perros directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Como Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) directed by Alfonso Arau
Bio Hometown: Tijuana, Mexico Occupation: Cooking Instructor Marcela, 27, successfully tackles motherhood and a culinary career as a chef. Born in San Diego and raised in Mexico, she now teaches cooking classes to over 40 students in her Tijuana, Mexico home while also running a catering company. She 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. A guest chef on the Food Network and a former food editor and recipe stylist for "Bon Appetit" Magazine, Marcela dreams of hosting her own cooking show. Married to her kindergarten sweetheart, they have a one-year-old boy. Faves Music: Although hard to believe, I'm the biggest Pink Floyd fan on the planet. Specifically Roger Waters. But I listen mostly to Latin music. Luis Miguel, Alejandro Fernandez, Mecano, Alejandro Sanz and Juanes. Books: Once Minutos by Paulo Coelho and Veronika Decide Morir by Paulo Coelho TV: Where I live (in Mexico), I don't get the Food Network but whenever I have a chance and am in San Diego I love The Barefoot Contessa and Boy Meets Grill. Anything food related. Movies: Anything Almodovar-directed. Talk to Her, All About My Mother, Live Flesh, High Heels. Amores Perros directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Como Agua para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) directed by Alfonso Arau