Claire Saffitz

Claire Saffitz: Biography in Details

Who is Claire Saffitz?

Claire Saffitz is a freelance recipe developer, professional pastry chef, food critic, and Youtube personality. She previously worked as a Senior food editor at Bon Appetit magazine for five years in the test kitchen.

She is currently working on her first cookbook to be published in 2020.

Early life and education of Claire Saffitz

Claire Saffitz was born on 16th September 1986, in St. Louis, Missouri, the US as Claire Julia Saffitz. She is currently 33 years old. She grew up in her hometown, St. Louis. She is quite secretive about her family background, parents, and siblings.

She graduated from Harvard University in 2009 with a BA in American history and literature. Then she went to study French cuisine and pastry at Ecole Gregoire- Ferrandi in Paris, France. She did four months externship at the Spring Restuarant.

After the externship, she moved to Montreal, Quebec and studied at McGill University. She graduated with a master’s degree in History in 2013, where she focused on French culinary history in the early modern era.

Claire Saffitz’s Career

After her graduation, Saffitz decided to pursue a professional chef as her career. She joined Bon Appetit in 2013 where she worked as senior food editor until August 2018. She rose to fame and became viewers favorite for her fantastic recipes.

The magazine also ran a youtube channel that has over 4.21 million subscribers as of 2019.

In 2017, Saffitz worked as a host for hit food tv series Gourmet Makes in which Saffitz attempts to recreate popular snack foods such as Doritos, Twinkies, and Gushers. Saffitz’s work has been described as taking “junk food staples and…elevating them from their humble processed beginnings into wonders of gastronomy. ”

In February 2019, she appeared on two of the series of Bon Appetit: Bon Appétit’s Baking School, and Making Perfect, which also featured Andy Baraghani, Molly Baz, Brad Leone, Chris Morocco, and Carla Lalli Music. She also starred in the second season of Making Perfect.

How much does Claire Saffitz earn?

The chef’s net worth is around $2 million as of 2019. Sources reported that her average salary is around $67,000 annually. She charges around $20,000- $30,000 per video.

Moreover, she has also earned a considerable fan following on her Instagram where she has over 946k followers as of 2019 and 576k subscribers on Youtube channel. She receives around $500-$1,000 per sponsored post on Instagram.

What are the body measurements of Claire Saffitz?

Saffitz has black hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet and 4 inches tall with modest body weight.

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