Shannon Smith

Shannon Smith is an award-winning multimedia journalist, television personality, culinary host, and the creator of Shannon’s in the Kitchen. With more than 30 years in television, radio, and digital media, Shannon has spent much of her career doing what she loves most — connecting with people and sharing ideas that make everyday life a little easier and a lot more enjoyable.

Her years on national television have given her the opportunity to work alongside celebrated chefs, culinary experts, entrepreneurs, and some of the most recognizable names in home and lifestyle. But her love of food began long before television. It comes from family kitchens, handwritten recipe cards, Midwest potlucks, recipes passed from one generation to the next, and the belief that some of the best food is also the simplest.

Through Shannon’s in the Kitchen, she brings that philosophy to a new generation of home cooks with approachable recipes that are flavorful, fun, affordable, and actually doable. Her growing cookbook collection celebrates everything from nostalgic salads and Midwest potluck favorites to pasta, preserving, pickling, family recipes, and clever kitchen shortcuts.

Shannon believes a recipe doesn’t have to be complicated to become the one everyone asks you to make again.

Her cookbooks are created for real kitchens and real life — whether you’re rediscovering a recipe you remember from childhood, learning something completely new, or simply trying to figure out what to make for dinner.

For Shannon, food has always been about more than what’s on the plate. It’s about the stories, people, traditions, and memories that gather around the table.