Vanessa Seder is a chef, author, food stylist, recipe developer, and culinary instructor who specializes in elevated yet accessible everyday cooking. She has worked as a food stylist for television, video, editorial, and books, and was a longtime culinary instructor at the Stonewall Kitchen headquarters in Maine. She is also the author of Secret Sauces (2017) and Eat Cool (2021). She lives in Portland, Maine.