Jerrelle Guy

Jerrelle Guy is the award-winning author of Black Girl Baking, which was also a finalist for a James Beard Award, and the author of WE FANCY: Simple Recipes to Make the Everyday Special. She is a celebrated food photographer for award-winning books including "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking" and "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day." She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and received her master’s in gastronomy from Boston University. She lives in Dallas with her family and writes her newsletter, The Dinner Ritual, where she encourages readers to ground themselves and heal through cooking. Visit her online @Chocolateforbasil.