Marissa Mullen

About

Food stylist, photographer, and content creator who founded the culinary platform That Cheese Plate. She is known for creating the Cheese By Numbers method, a step-by-step approach to assembling and styling cheese and charcuterie boards.

Before fame

Before launching That Cheese Plate full-time in 2019, she worked in the entertainment industry as a music and late-night television coordinator, including work for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."

Trivia

Her debut cookbook, "That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life," became a Wall Street Journal bestseller after its release in 2020. Her parents frequently hosted gatherings while she was growing up, and she was often put in charge of making the cheese plates.

Family life

Her father is a self-taught cook who introduced her to specialty cheeses.

Associated with

She previously worked as a coordinator for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," hosted by Stephen Colbert.