About Me

  Hi, I’m Melissa, chef and author of the Seafarers Cookbooks. My mission is to help you be a better cook by sharing my years of experience with you.
Every recipe I post has tips and tricks to help you cook like a pro. I want you to think of cooking as fun, not a chore.

I have been working in the food service industry since I was 14 years old, and I can’t see myself doing anything else. I am also a graduate of The Culinary Institute of American and Penn State University. I worked as a culinary educator for over 16 years and I’m using that experience to help you. Currently, I am a merchant mariner, I cook on cargo ships and tankers. I have been doing this for a few years now and love the travel and flexibility of this unusual job. I can work where and when I want.  In the short time I have been doing this job I have literally been  around the world. Being away from home for long periods of time takes some getting used to but over all it’s well worth the effort.