Get To Know Chef Jeana Marie Pecha! Her Bio, Age, Partner

Publish date: 2024-05-19

Watching Netflix’s Pressure Cooker which premiered its eight episodes on 6 January 2023, the viewers not only got to satisfy their craving for food and drama but also had a chance to get to know some of the most gifted chefs out there. The show’s very first season featured several skilled chefs with talent and strategies while living under one roof. Among them was Jeana Marie Pecha, who has had her own kitchen since she was a 7-year-old. Also, she is someone who believes she has succeeded in the industry because she is “the first one in and the last one out.”

Now, we shall tell you more about her professional as well as personal endeavors in this writing called ‘Jeana Marie Pecha Bio’.

Jeana Marie Pecha On Netflix’s Pressure Cooker

On Netflix’s Pressure Cooker, Jeana Marie Pecha works to stir things up in the house from the jump by forming alliances to which she only half-commits. She mostly seems like a wily game player in the beginning but deepens as a character later on. In the show, other than sharing her approach to creating a plate, she also discusses being placed in foster care as a teenager, setting out for Mexico at the age of 17, and developing a passion for the country’s cuisine.

But then, she gets eliminated from the series during S01E05. So, when it comes to winning the show, it all comes down to chef Robbie and chef Mike. Then, Chef Robbie gets to take home the win and the $100,000 cash prize.

Jeana Marie Pecha Career

After having worked at the beloved local restaurant Zona Blanca and the new Vieux Carré, Jeana Marie Pecha is finally closer to the opening of her new restaurant Omakase Por Favor. Summer of 2023 is the time she is going to finally have this dream of hers fulfilled. This marks the graduate of the CIA in Napa’s first time opening her own restaurant. According to its website, this restaurant is one of a kind that combines a Japanese raw bar experience with traditional coastal Mexican cuisine.

Jeana, who has been working professionally in kitchens since 2010, first received fame at 20 when she won the prior mentioned Guys Grocery Games. Before that, at 17, for instance, lit out for Mexico, working in kitchens and exploring. And at 18, she returned to northern California to attend Napa’s Culinary Institute.

She landed several cooking jobs including one at celebrity chef Michael Chiarello’s Bottega in Yountville, at chef Ryder Zetts’ Archetype in St. Helena, and in Pasadena at Lost Parrot Café and Huntington Catering.

In 2020, Jeana relocated to Spokane to work as executive chef at Chad White’s Zona Blanca, and the next year she joined Vieux Carré. All along, she also took on teaching cooking classes at Wanderlust Delicato. Eventually, she also sought out a knifemaker and learned how to make her own, launching JP Knives. Shortly after, she added an apron line. And as if all these did not keep her busy enough, she also decided to open her very first diner.

Who Is Jeana Marie Pecha’s Partner?

From the look of things on social media, Jeana Marie Pecha’s partner appeared to be a man called Donald Frías. He could be found on Instagram @callmedonnie where he cited “Just for fun” as his Bio quote.

This picture, Jeana shared on Instagram on 1 November 2022 and wrote next to it “Happy Halloween 🎃 💕”. They certainly looked like a couple.

Jeana Marie Pecha Age

Jeana Marie Pecha was born in 1995. So, she reached the age of 28 in 2022.

Who Are Jeana Marie Pecha’s Parents?

During high school, situations in Jeana Marie Pecha’s family became difficult. And so, she was placed into foster care. She was only 14 at the time. Several years later, Jeana was seen on the television show, Guy’s Grocery Games, the theme of which was “Culinary Saved My Life.”

Those were certainly the tough times of her life. Yet, she doesn’t dwell on the past. She instead believes that these challenges she has encountered have propelled her forward.

Speaking of her parents, her father is Jason Pecha. Now seemingly based in Roseville, California, he turned 51 years old in June 2022. While Meshyll Pecha, Jeana’s mother, hailing from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho turned 50 in December 2022. On her Facebook profile, she mentioned being ‘single’.

While a lot of times it’s through families, that people get into cooking, Jeana’s family, however, did not have traditional cooking. Yet, she did admit that to have drawn a lot of inspiration from the women around her.

In her family, Jeana also has a brother named Ethan Pecha, who studied at Sierra College and Roseville High.

Jeana Marie Pecha Height

Jeana Marie Pecha stands below 5’3” in height.

Related FAQs

Yes. Jeana Marie Pecha could be found on Instagram @chef_jeanamarie with 189 posts and 3,273 followers as of 10 January 2023. Then on her other private IG account @jeanadoingstuff she welcomed just her friends who want to see her doing random things.

Jeana also showed glimpses into mostly her cooking on Facebook, her TikTok account @jeanapecha, and her YouTube channel.

Jeana Marie Pecha’s birthday is on November 10th.

Jeana Marie Pecha is a native of California, hailing likely from Alhambra city, which is located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California.

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