Alyssa Brantley’s Biography
Alyssa has always been interested in food and healthy cooking. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA where she was taught by her mother, a classically trained chef, to appreciate fresh and local offerings and the love of food preparation. Learning how to cook, season, and properly treat every ingredient was not only expected, but dutifully cultivated.
Alyssa honed her writing skills while she earned her B.A. in Broadcast Journalism at New York University. She didn’t waste a minute while living in Manhattan exploring the unparalleled food gems peppered throughout the city; from food carts to fine dining, she took it all in. She even held an internship at The Food Network during its infancy.
She left New York and returned to Philadelphia to attend graduate school at Drexel University, where she met her husband and had a successful career in sales and marketing.
After the birth of her son, Alyssa joined Weight Watchers to shed the baby weight and wondered why she didn’t see libraries full of recipes and techniques supporting a trim waist line using clean, whole, organic foods and products. She began creating those recipes and sharing them on her website Everyday Maven. Everyday Maven was born where Whole Foods meets Weight Watchers.
Everyday Maven is the culmination of all the things that have meant the most in Alyssa’s life and career; her familial love of food, her desire to share knowledge and help others, and of course, writing and marketing.
Currently residing in Washington State with her husband and sons, Alyssa is enjoying exploring the local and regional specialties of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the remarkable and abundant crops available year-round.