Alejandra Ramos is a television host, TODAY Show contributor, chef, and writer.

Alejandra Ramos is known for her vibrant, playful culinary point of view, and her passion for style both in and out of the kitchen. From simple weeknight recipes and clever cooking hacks to creative entertaining advice and must-have product ideas, Alejandra’s ability to inspire in a way that is fun and approachable has made her a favorite with audiences nationwide. A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent, her Latina heritage proudly informs her work, providing a fresh and authentic perspective across platforms. Alejandra’s joyful approach to food can be seen regularly on NBC’s TODAY Show, where she serves as a Contributor, and as the Host of the national PBS series, The Great American Recipe, an uplifting cooking competition show that celebrates the diversity of immigrant and cultural influences on modern American cuisine (Season 3 coming Summer 2024!).

In addition to TODAY Show, Alejandra hosts TODAY-branded cooking and holiday specials for NBC’s streaming network, Peacock, and is a regular writer for TODAY’s digital site, contributing recipes and essays on a variety of food and culture topics. Previously, Alejandra was a host on Food Network Kitchen, a contributor on the Cooking Channel food comedy show Food: Fact or Fiction, and a co-host Amazon Live’s morning show Today’s Deals Live.

Her rapport with audiences has made her a go-to spokesperson for a number of major food and lifestyle brands. Among her favorite recent campaigns is Remy Martin’s Sobremesa, which featured Alejandra in commercials, print ads, digital recipe videos, as well as billboards and OOH ads in NY, LA, Miami, Houston, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.

Alejandra’s body confidence and passion for style both in and out of the kitchen has caught the eye of audiences who regularly reach out to her for shopping recommendations and advice on dressing for curvy figures. She was previously a brand ambassador and curvy model for Maggy London, and in 2021, her empowering essay on body positivity was one of the most-read essays on the TODAY site and was picked up by publications throughout the world including the UK, Australia, Spain, and Mexico. 

Alejandra is a believer in using her platform and resources as a Latina woman in a competitive media industry to help others also rise. Since 2020, her regular product segments on TODAY have helped shine a light on more than 75 incredible BIPOC, Latinx, and women-owned small businesses from around the country. She also sees food as an expression of love during difficult times. In 2018, she joined Al Roker and a team of 7 other celebrity chefs in Chico, California, to cook for firefighters who had lost their homes while fighting the California wildfires. And after Hurricane Maria devastated her family’s home island of Puerto Rico, Alejandra joined forces with the brand Hormel to raise awareness in a campaign that resulted in a donation of $25,000 and several thousand tons of non-perishable products to hurricane relief.

In recognition of her work, Alejandra was called a “Rising Latina Food Star” by NBC News, “One to Watch” by Latina Magazine, and named one of HOLA! USA’s Top 100 Latina Powerhouses in 2021.

Before pivoting to a career on television, Alejandra worked in various parts of the food and media industry; she was an International Editions Editor at Hearst Magazines, was the contributing food writer and photographer for Cosmo for Latinas magazine, taught a series of popular dinner party style cooking classes in Manhattan, helmed the kitchen at a yoga retreat center in Vermont, and ran an underground mail order bakery and dessert catering business for one very exhausting year.

Alejandra lives in New York with her husband, Eugene, their rescue dog, Jojo, and a wardrobe of colorful dresses that is far too big for a tiny Manhattan apartment.