Candice Walker Title: Allrecipes Allstar Education: University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Oregon Location: Portland, OR Expertise: Persian recipes, Jewish recipes, and other Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean recipes & fusions. Candice Walker is an Iranian-Jewish recipe developer, photographer, and content creator at the food blog Proportional Plate. As a second-generation immigrant, she shares extensive advice on where to find the traditional ingredients from her culture and tips on how to use them properly to create both authentic and modern dishes. Candice’s recipes have been featured in BuzzFeed, Eater, Parade, Shape, and Williams Sonoma Taste. A sampling of her professional clients include Campbells, Headspace, Procter & Gamble, Kroger, and Tillamook. Candice is an expert teacher, making her recipes accessible and interesting to both beginning cooks and expert chefs. She is a veteran speaker who has been interviewed on the Allrecipes Homemade Podcast, Modern Persian Food, Dishing Podcast, The Fit Fifteen, and Eat Blog Talk. She has been named one of Perez Hilton’s ‘Who’s Who’ that you need to know. Candice also does regular cooking demos for KATU Afternoon Live and Williams Sonoma. Candace’s go-to dish to bring to a potluck is a shirazi salad. Education Candice received her B.A. in Mathematics and M.A. in Education from University of California, Berkeley. She also received an M.S. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, and is currently completing an Executive MBA from University of Oregon. She has won multiple teaching awards and been awarded multiple fellowships including the California Flanders Fellowship Award and Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship. About Allrecipes Home cooks are our heroes; it's as simple as that. Allrecipes, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is the world’s largest community-driven food site, providing trusted resources to more than 60 million home cooks each month. Every day, cooks from around the world publish doably delicious recipes, while our team of editorial and kitchen professionals cover the world's top food news and trends. Learn more about us and our editorial process.