Laura Manzano is a freelance recipe developer and tester, writer, and food stylist.

She was raised by a professional chef father in a large family, and worked nearly every position in his restaurants from the age of thirteen. 

She's worked at an agriturismo in Tuscany for a man who spoke one word of English ("cheesecake"), she's styled tacos at a skate park in the rain at 3 AM, and she's written in-depth about 10 different brands of instant mashed potatoes. She loves saying yes to life. 

Laura obviously wrote this bio herself despite the use of the third person. Feel free to let her know if there's anything she should add. Read more about what she’s eating for dinner here and email her for any reason at all: Lmmanzano1@gmail.com.

Her clients include:

8Greens, Birdseye, Blue Apron, Bon Appetit, CookUnity, Daily Harvest, Delish, Dinnerly, Food Network, House Beautiful, The Kitchn, Marley Spoon, Martha Stewart Living, MTV, Simply Recipes, Sitka Salmon Shares, The Spruce Eats, Tiffany & Co., Wegmans, various cookbook authors, and more

photo by Tatum Mangus