Education: BA and MA, Northwestern University
Best Advice: Work hard; give other people credit.

Outside of dishing up quality cook-along programming, Johnson has leveraged her position to benefit those in need. A strong partner of Share Our Strength, the two joined forces to produce “Hunger Hits Home,” an award-winning documentary that shed light on childhood hunger in America and raised funds to help the hungry.

Oscars or Grammys? Grammys

Favorite Restaurant: Masa in NYC for sushi

Favorite vacation spot: Costa Rica

Beach or mountains? Beach

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