Sheela Prakash is a food and wine writer, recipe developer, and the author of two cookbooks: Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year (named one of the best cookbooks of 2023 by WIRED, San Francisco Chronicle, and Food Network, and of Spring 2023 by Bon Appétit) and Mediterranean Every Day: Simple, Inspired Recipes for Feel-Good Food. She works extensively with a number of other outlets and brands such as Simply Recipes, New York Times Cooking, Food & Wine, TODAY.com, Serious Eats, Culture Cheese Magazine, Kerrygold, OXO, California Walnuts, and more, and was previously on staff at Kitchn, Epicurious, and Food52.

Sheela received her master's degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, holds Level 2 and Level 3 Awards in Wines from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), graduated from New York University's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, and is also a Registered Dietitian.