Chef LaLa, grew up in Los Angeles and has become a culinary and entrepreneurial wonder. Inspired by her family of restaurateurs, LaLa has become a world class chef, author, food consultant, nutritionist, motivational speaker, and business woman running her own first class catering company. With her talents and expertise in food, nutrition and health, lifestyle, and topics that affect the entire family, this Latina dynamo is making waves in the world of food in both English and Spanish language media.

LaLa has devoted her life to her two passions - mastering and refining the art of cooking, and educating her fans about how to enjoy complex cultural cuisine in a healthy way. "It is a lifestyle, not a diet!", LaLa says.

LaLa developed her love of food in her family's Mexican restaurants. She then attended the famous Le Cordon Bleu (Paris) and has studied around the world learning the intricacies of global cuisine. LaLa has been a guest on the Today Show, Martha Stewart, Discovery Health National body Challenge, National Univision, and National Telemundo Shows to name a few.

LaLa's first book titled "Latin Lover Lite" is a best seller and her second book "Best Loved Mexican Cooking with Chef LaLa" was released in April 2008 expanding on her expertise in creating ethnic cuisine with all the traditional flavors sans the fat. As a certified nutritionist, with special interest in the obesity and diabetes crisis in urban America, LaLa is focused on inspiring families to live healthier lives. As someone who has struggled with her own weight, especially after her first child, LaLa knows the challenges women face. As a result, she is able to motivate and inspire her audience in a personal way to accept their bodies and try their best everyday, to live a healthy life.

LaLa supports health and multicultural health education through her work with the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, the Liver Foundation, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Para Los Niños, L.A.'s BEST and V.I.D.A. Recently, she received Macy's 'Community Star Award' and General Mills' 'Corazon de Comunidad'(Heart of the Community) award. Whether she's teaching nutritious cooking at a Farmer's Market, or on a TV show, LaLa is on fire with her desire to share everything she has learned to make peoples lives healthier and happier - one meal at a time.