“My obsessions include buying spices (I have 162 at the moment, with a whole kitchen cabinet dedicated to them), true-crime podcasts, thrillers, food trucks, and wine.” ALSO KNOWN AS France Cevallos of Aurora, Illinois. I grew up in Canada, in Terrace Bay, Ontario.
MY DAY JOB I work in a police department’s investigations unit.
MY OTHER JOBS Cooking, food experiments, and photography
RECENT COOKING SUCCESS Winning the Allrecipes Allstars cooking competition. My team got a list of ingredients (bacon, picante sauce, green beans, and sweet potatoes) and 30 minutes to come up with a dish. We whipped up a bacon-sweet potato hash on a bed of sautéed green beans, topped with a fried egg, guacamole, and goat cheese.
WHO I COOK FOR Myself mostly, since I live alone, but…
