Marcela Valladolid Biography
Marcela Valladolid is an American chef, cookbook author, reality television star, and food blogger. She hosted the Food Network television show Mexican Made Easy and served as a judge on the Food Network shows Best Baker in America.
How old is Marcela Valladolid?- Age
She is 44 years old as of July 2022. Valladolid was born Marcela Luz Valladolid-Rodriguez, on July 19, 1978, in San Diego, California, U.S.
Marcela Valladolid Education
She received her “certified cook” diploma from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute. She then earned a classical pastry chef diploma from the Ritz-Escoffier Cooking School in Paris, France.
Marcela Valladolid Height
Luz stands at a height of 5’1″ (155 cm), tall.
Marcela Valladolid Family
Valladolid was born and raised, in San Diego, California, United States, to Maria Rodriguez Valladolid and Antonio Valladolid. Marcela was raised together with her older brother, Antonio, and her older sister, Karina.
Marcela Valladolid Husband – Children
With her ex-husband Fausto Gallardo, she has a son named Fausto Gallardo (2004), a son named David Button-Valladolid (2015), and a daughter named Anna Carina Button-Valladolid (2016). Valladolid had an affair with her The American Baking Competition co-host Paul Hollywood in 2013. Hollywood and his wife divorced briefly due to the affair before reconciling, but it was mentioned in news of their second divorce in 2017.
Valladolid Recipe – Restaurant
Valladolid’s first cooking show, Relatos con Sabor, aired on Discovery en Espaol in the United States and Latin America. She demonstrated how local Hispanic households preserve and revive traditional recipes in the series. Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor, Valladolid’s first cookbook, was published in August 2009 and has received positive reviews since then. “Mexican Made Easy,” Valladolid’s second cooking show, premiered on the Food Network in January 2010. Mexican Made Easy, her second cookbook, was released in September 2011 as a companion book to her show. Both Valladolid’s book and the show, which was filmed in San Diego, were intended to show the world that traditional Mexican cooking does not contain “yellow cheese” and that her Mexican culinary style can be replicated.
Valladolid has appeared on other Food Network shows as well. She was a judge on Throwdown! with Bobby Flay for a fish taco-themed competition. In 2012, she and Flay collaborated to defeat Masaharu Morimoto and teammate Andrew Zimmern on a New Year’s edition of Iron Chef America. She also competed in a celebrity version of Chopped in 2012, where she made it to the final round and finished second (out of four competitors). She was a judge on Guy’s Grocery Games in 2013. Valladolid was one of two judges on The American Baking Competition, a CBS reality cooking competition series.
Marcela Valladolid Net Worth
Marcela has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars as of 2022.