Welcome to CMD, Jessica Allen

Jessica Allen is the correspondent on the national daytime CTV show, The Social. Previously, she was a national columnist at Metro and an assistant editor covering the arts-and-culture beat at Maclean’s magazine. The variety of her work has given her the chance to bake pies with Kyle MacLachlan and interview notable people from Trevor Noah and Greta Gerwig to an archaeologist who recreates ancient beers.

After completing her MA in Art History, Jess worked in Italy as an Art History teaching assistant where her passion for writing about food began. She went on to work for nearly a decade at Toronto’s legendary trattoria Terroni and started the popular blog Foodie and the Beast. Born and raised in St. Thomas, ON, Jess currently lives in Hamilton, ON with her partner and Instagram Live cooking show co-star, screenwriter Simon Gadke.

Jessica is represented by Martha Webb.