Meggan Hill

Title: Executive Chef, Editor-in-Chief, and CEO since 2011.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Education: Culinary Arts, B.A. in Communication Arts, A.A. in Accounting

Expertise: Midwestern recipes, recipe development, writing

Cookbook: The Culinary Hill Cookbook: Modern Home Cooking with a Midwestern Heart

Professional Background

I was born and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin and lived there for over 30 years (I still visit for summers, holidays, and fish fries).

I started Culinary Hill in 2011. I am a classically-trained chef and in 2018, I completed the Culinary Arts program at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California.

I have written and published more than 1,350 recipes. Since 2011, these recipes have been cooked and shared by more than 200 million readers around the world.

In June 2026, I published my debut cookbook, The Culinary Hill Cookbook. The book features more than 100 tested recipes, practical cooking tutorials, and stories inspired by the Midwestern food I grew up eating in Wisconsin.

Today, I lead a small team that helps produce Culinary Hill while remaining closely involved in every recipe, article, and editorial decision.

Fun Facts

• Family: I have three kids, Calvin (14), Charlotte (11), and Julian (6). The rest of my extended family lives in the Midwest. My husband, Moises, is from Aguascalientes, Mexico.
• Cats: I have two cats, Cappuccina (a bengal) and Violet (a toyger). Violet thinks her name is Gorda.
• Former careers: I previously worked in software, branded products, healthcare finance, and international rights administration. Yawn!
• Gamer: Gamer: I am a lifelong PC gamer who has logged countless hours in The Elder Scrolls series (especially Skyrim), Minecraft, and Roblox (Bee Swarm Simulator with a blue hive, or whatever my kids are into that day).
• Daily drink: PG Tips black tea with milk.
• Favorite band: AJR and I’m obsessed.
• Favorite book: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I also read anything Philippa Gregory writes.
• Favorite card game: Cribbage.
• Favorite hobby: I love to shop for secondhand clothes on eBay.
• Favorite recipe: It’s impossible for me to choose a favorite recipe, but some ingredients appear in my cooking again and again: cheese (especially Gouda, smoked provolone, and Parmesan), arugula, poblano peppers, mushrooms, mayonnaise, potatoes, lemons, and good bread. I also love movie theater popcorn.