Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack is a cookbook author, food blogger, YouTuber, and recipe developer in Denver, Colorado. She was raised in El Paso, Texas, and draws culinary inspiration from her grandmother’s old-world northern Mexican recipes and her mother’s comforting south-of-the-border home-style dishes. Though she writes primarily about her culinary adventures on her award-winning blog, MuyBuenoBlog.com, she also is a professional recipe developer, on-camera host, and is the author of Muy Bueno, Latin Twist, and her latest cookbook Muy Bueno Fiestas.

Yvette has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, The Huffington Post, and Yahoo. The Muy Bueno blog has received several online accolades, including being named a SAVEUR finalist for Best Use of Video and Best Food Blog in 2014. SAVEUR finalist for Best Regional Cuisine Blog and Best Group Blog in 2012. Best Food Blogs of 2013 by The Latin Kitchen.

Yvette was named one of the Latina Bloggers You Must Know in 2014 by Latina magazine. The Food Blogs You Should Be Reading Right Now, According To Saveur. She is known as one of the leading Latina bloggers in the U.S. and in 2012 was invited to the White House as part of LATISM’s Top Blogueras Retreat.

Besides her blog, Yvette has also been featured in Latina magazine, Cosmo for Latinas, People en Español, and the websites of NBC, Today, The Huffington Post, SAVEUR, Siempre Mujer, and BuzzFeed, among other media outlets. She has also been on several radio and TV shows.

Yvette is a brand ambassador and develops original recipes for a number of brands.

She lives in the beautiful state of Colorado with her husband and two children.

You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram (@muybuenocooking) and on Facebook (Muy Bueno Cookbook).