Stephanie Beben lives in Howard County, Maryland, and thoroughly enjoys sharing her passion for cooking and baking through private events and local competitions. This is her first cookbook and collection of original recipes. Stephanie has been cooking most of her life, and attributes many skills and a general love for cooking and baking from watching her parents in the kitchen growing up. In recent years she has focused on making food that ‘looks as good as it tastes,’ emphasizing colorful ingredients plated thoughtfully. In addition to cooking as a private in-home chef, she also teaches private cooking classes. When not in the kitchen, Stephanie loves being a mom to her two kids, playing ice hockey, camping, traveling and working as the Chief Data Scientist of a technology consulting company.