Once Upon a Pesto

bowl filled pesto
Jessica Paholsky

Guest Chef Jessica Paholsky

Guest chef Jessica demonstrates three beautiful and delicious pesto recipes and talks about her experiences traveling the world in search of pesto perfection.

About the Chef

Jessica Paholsky is the founder of Once Upon a Pesto, a global journey told through recipes, food history, and international cultures. She created this brand in 2016 while working at Rodale, Inc. as a video producer at Men’s Health magazine. Her inspiration for Once Upon a Pesto comes from her passion for the arts, experiences traveling as a Penn State student and a videographer at Travel for Teens, and profession as a storyteller. Jessica shares Once Upon a Pesto through a website and on several social media channels, and she hopes to one day publish her work as a cookbook.

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