How Jenn de la Vega Quit Her Day Job to Pursue Her Passion Full-Time

Jenn de la Vega is a chef, cookbook author, caterer, and food stylist who recently made the leap to pursuing her culinary passions full time. On Drip, she shares the process behind her egg-centric food-art experimentations — and some seriously mouth-watering recipes. She’s currently curating a series of events at Babycastles Gallery in New York City that explore the complicated origins of comfort food.

She recently joined us for a Twitter AMA to answer questions from her fans, followers, and subscribers about her favorite ingredients, her go-to airline food alternatives, and how to dedicate yourself to your creative career full time. Read on for highlights from our conversation, and check out the full AMA — including Jenn’s NYC produce-shopping recommendations and some really great GIFs — here.