Jackie graduated from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in France and then honed her cooking skills in Chef Edward Brown's kitchen at the Sea Grill in New York City. Jackie spent 4 years working side-by-side with Sara Moulton in Gourmet's executive dining room and has developed recipes for Food & Wine Cookbooks, Martha Stewart Living, Kitchen Daily and Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's Healthy Appetite.