Marilinda Hodgdon is a New York City food stylist and chef. She has freelanced for the top food corporations, ad agencies, TV production companies, and photographers all over the world since 1978. Her work can be seen in just about every ad medium known to man & woman.

New York City Food Stylist: Marilinda grew up in an Italian family with a strong focus on organically grown homemade foods. By 16 years of age, Marilinda was already the Head Cook at Mamma Mia's, an Italian Restaurant in Ocean City, NJ where she spent her summers and weekends during the school year. After earning her BFA in Ceramic and Metal Sculpture she did her graduate work at California State University and taught ceramic sculpture at night. She studied Art in Tuscany and experienced the culinary delights of her Italian origins first hand. Marilinda then serendipitously stumbled into owning and operating her own home renovation company in Los Angeles. It was while she was renovating a house that her eye for detail and dexterity caught the eye of the owner, Justine Frank, a veteran food stylist who asked Marilinda to become her assistant.