Claire Saffitz

September 16, 2024

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Claire Saffitz, born on September 16, 1986, is an American food writer, chef, and YouTube personality. Until mid-2020, Saffitz was a contributing editor for the “Bon Appétit” magazine and participated in several series on the “Bon Appétit” YouTube channel. Her best-known series was the “Gourmet Makes,” a series where she made gourmet versions of popular snack foods. Since leaving the company in 2020, she has published a book, became a best-selling author, and works as a video host on her own YouTube channel.

Fast Facts

Full Name:

Claire Saffitz

Birth date:

September 16, 1986

Age:

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Height:

5' 5"

Relationship Status:

Married

Net Worth:

$2 million

Background

Claire Saffitz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Her great-grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from what was then Russia, and nowadays is Ukraine, in the early 1900s.

As a young child, Saffitz attended the Captain Elementary school in her area and in 2005 graduated from Clayton High School. After completing her basic schooling, she went on to attend Harvard University and graduated in 2009 with an A.B. in U.S. history and literature. She then continued to study French cuisine and pastry at the École Grégoir-Ferrandi in Paris, France. After a four-month internship at Spring Restaurant, Saffitz moved to Montreal, Québec, where, in 2013, she received her master’s degree with a focus on French culinary history in the early modern era at McGill University.

In 2013 Saffitz joined “Bon Appétit” magazine, starting as a recipe tester and working her way up to being a senior food editor until 2018. In August 2018 she left her full-time position at the magazine but returned in November as a freelance recipe developer and video host.

After permanently leaving in 2020, in October of that very same year, Saffitz debuts her cookbook “Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence,” published by Clarkson Potter. The book became a “New York Times” Best Seller, debuting in the second position. Currently, Saffitz has her own YouTube channel and lives happily with her husband in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York City.

Career timeline

2013

The Start at Bon Appétit

Saffitz starts working as a recipe tester.

2019

Bon Appétit Launches a New Series

The network launches two new series featuring Saffitz called “Bon Appétit’s Baking School” and “Making Perfect.”

2020

The T.V. Appearance

Saffitz makes an appearance on a cooking segment for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

December 2020

Saffitz Starts her Own Cooking Show

She launches her own YouTube channel, with a focus on demonstrating recipes from her book “Dessert Person.”

November 8, 2022

The New Book Comes Out

“What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People” is set for release by the end of the year.

Why We Love Claire Saffitz

She’s a businesswoman
Saffitz has made a good name for herself through her great education and YouTube channel series. We love an entrepreneur.
She’s an author
The talented baker has already written a book titled “Dessert Person.” Additionally, her new book is about to see the light in November 2022.
Saffitz likes to keep it real
She’s had a few failures in her cooking segments, but that's why we love her! She’s not afraid to fail.

5 Surprising Facts

Her Chinese Zodiac is the Tiger
She was born in the Year of the Tiger.
She’s a cat-mom
At her home in N.Y.C., she has two cats and loves them dearly.
She loves Sci-Fi movies
Saffitz says she loves movies that imagine entirely different and unique worlds, like “Arrival” and “Max Max: Fury Road.”
Pasta is her go-to food
She constantly finds herself cooking pasta, especially when she doesn’t have much time.
Her husband is also a chef
His name is Harris Mayer-Selinger, and he is just as enthusiastic about cooking as she is.