Mackenzie Ryan

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Location
Seattle, WA
School
Le Cordon Bleu
Expertise
Homemade Recipes, Cooking Techniques, From-Scratch Cooking, Gourmet Cooking
  • Mackenzie has been a recipe developer, food photographer, and author of website Food Above Gold for over 5 years.
  • She's been featured on sites such as BuzzFeed, CNBC, MSN, Parade, and Boston Magazine.
  • She was the culinary expert for Williams-Sonoma, leading cooking classes, book clubs, and special events for 3 years.

Experience

Mackenzie has worked in the culinary industry for over fifteen years, ranging from a popular destination spa in Utah to the Executive chef of a wine bar in Portland, Oregon, to the owner of a thriving personal chef company. In 2012, she put aside restaurant work to start making culinary education more widely available to those who want it. She worked as the culinary expert for Williams-Sonoma, teaching cooking classes, book clubs, doing recipe development, and working with children to establish a love of being in the kitchen at a young age. In 2015 she took that experience to the internet, as a writer and photographer for a food blog called Food Above Gold. It is focused on teaching cooking confidence and culinary industry techniques and recipes at home. In 2021, she began working at Mashed, where she does recipe development, bringing her unique understanding of food and cooking to an even broader audience.

Education

Mackenzie graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Grande Diplôme and Diplôme de Cuisine from Le Cordon Bleu.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

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