I’m a California-based food and travel expert who has dedicated my career to inspiring food lovers to taste the world. My aim is to promote sustainable food and travel, support small business, and preserve cultural individuality.I’m a food and travel expert, on-camera host, cookbook author, and the founder of the food-first travel planning company, Salt & Wind. I studied at the Cornell Hotel School and Le Cordon Bleu Paris before joining CHOW Magazine where I worked as Food Editor. I then moved on-camera, hosting Ask Aida on Food Network, Foodcrafters on Cooking Channel, In The Pantry on Yahoo!, and Off Menu on Tastemade. My cookbook, Keys To The Kitchen, is a resource to cook more adventurously.