Melissa Gray

Melissa Gray is a Recipe Developer and Food Stylist for Dotdash Meredith, working on titles such as Food & Wine, Southern Living, Real Simple, Health, and Simply Recipes. She has been cooking professionally since she was 16 years old but could always be found cooking and baking with her mom even from a young age. She honed her skills first by attending a ProStart high school culinary program, then by receiving an Associates’ in Culinary Arts and a Bachelors’ in Culinary Arts Management from The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park in 2014. After graduation she worked in restaurant management at The Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and The Culinary Institute of America in California.

Melissa began her career in publishing at a regional magazine company in 2015, working on titles such as Southern Cast Iron, Southern Lady, and Taste of the South for 4 years before joining Meredith Corporation in 2019. During her years in this field, she has developed over 1,500 original recipes and styled in hundreds photoshoots.

When not in the kitchen, you can find Melissa spending time with her dog, exploring new restaurants or breweries, or honing her martial arts skills.