Jessica Valletta (she/her) is a writer and private chef with a penchant for fancy pickles, pasta, and prosecco—in rotating order of preference. Originally a New Yorker, she’s spent the past two decades plus in the Pacific Northwest, the Denali borough, and most recently, a corner of Wyoming with her spouse and two giant Mat-Su Valley cats, Peach and Molasses. Read more about her culinary endeavors on her monthly-ish newsletter, scone.substack.com and over on insta @scone.archives.