Aida Mollenkamp is a chef, author, traveler, and native Californian. She studied at the Cornell Hotel School and Le Cordon Bleu Paris before joining CHOW.com where she worked behind the scenes as Food Editor. Eventually, she moved to television where she hosted the Food Network show, Ask Aida, and later FoodCrafters on the Cooking Channel. With her work, she encourages her audience to taste the world and shares her inspirations and creations on her site, Pairs Well With Food. Aida’s cookbook, Keys To The Kitchen, is a go-to for home cooks who want to become more adventurous. She hosts the Tastemade food travel series, Off Menu, and is the founder of the online food-travel destination, Salt & Wind.
