Leslie Lennox grew up outside NYC. In 2007, Leslie founded Hope's Gardens, an artisan pesto manufacturer with her husband Dave. Following creative stints in LA and ATL, Leslie returned to NYC with her family in 2016. Over the last 4 years she has documented everything she learned as a "Pesto-preneur" in her first cookbook, PESTO: The Modern Mother Sauce. Today, she can be found doing classes, PESTO events and demos around the country.