Rebecca (Becky) Hays joined America's Test Kitchen in 2000 and has worked on a wide variety of magazine, book, and website projects. She is the deputy editor of Cook’s Illustrated and is a cast member of America’s Test Kitchen. After earning degrees in French and economics from Fairfield University, Becky graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. She specializes in a healthful, mostly vegetarian approach to food.