Lover of naps, penguins, brunch, & polaroid cameras. 

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Mary Louisse Isabelle Yap

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 has been in love with food all her life. It burns through her soul as how her heart aches passionately for cooking, eating, learning, and going places. 

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Born and raised in the Philippines, she started her career studying Culinary Arts back in 2011 in her home country

at 16 years old.

She has worked and volunteered in various hotels and restaurants in the country, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

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Learning and loving (with the occasional crying) all things the kitchen- nay, the hospitality life has to offer and has no plans on stopping anytime soon.

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Mary is an aspiring chef and food blogger.

Creating and sharing recipes on The Mary Kitchen and

is currently living in Toronto, Canada.

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She believes life's not worth living without salt & butter.

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