Tessa Arias

I founded HandletheHeat.com in 2009, a baking blog where I share sweet treats with a sprinkling of baking science. I'm a professionally trained chef and a cookbook author based in Phoenix, Arizona. My first cookbook, Cookies & Cream: Hundreds of Ways to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich, was published in 2013.

My work has been featured on websites such as Today, NPR, People, Glamour, The Kitchn, Reader's Digest, Business Insider, and more.

I received my culinary arts diploma with high distinction and received my bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Northern Arizona University.

Specialities: food media, blogging, baking, recipe development, photography, videography, social media, marketing