Jill Santopietro is a cooking instructor, food writer, and recipe developer. She is the founder and director of The Children’s FOOD LAB – offering fun, hands-on food arts and sciences discovery labs to New York school children. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Pursuits, Epicurious.com and The Boston Globe, and she has worked on recipes for writers including Michael Pollan and Alex Guarneschelli. Prior to launching her freelance career, Jill worked at The New York Times Magazine, where she co-created and hosted The New York Times’ "Kitchen 4B" video series. She is passionate about educating kids (and their parents) on all things food — how it grows, how its processed, and the affect that has on us and our environment. She is a member of the Tisch Food Center Food Ed Hub. Jill is somewhat obsessed with anchovies and gelato (just not together). www.jillsantopietro.com