Rie Mcclenny Bio | Wiki
Rie McClenny is a Tasty food video producer. She works for BuzzFeed Tasty and publishes culinary content on her Instagram account as well as her YouTube Channel. Rie worked as a line cook at the Los Angeles-based restaurant Rustic Canyon from 2014 to 2015. She then started working at another LA restaurant called A.O.C.
Rie was featured in the season 1 finale of Make It Big where Alvin Zhou made a giant omelet for her, and again in season 2 of Make It Big when she helped Alvin make giant s’ mores. After that, in 2016 Rie joined BuzzFeed and appeared in several of their series.
She has a self-titled youtube channel with 450,000 subscribers. Rie has also shown many recipes on BuzzFeed Tasty. She has also done videos for Tasty Japan. She and Alix Traeger have both worked as a producer in BuzzFeed Tasty.
Rie Mcclenny Age
Rie was born on November 19, 1980, in Japan. She is 41 years old.
Rie Mcclenny Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Rie Mcclenny Family
She was born and raised as an only child in Japan by her parents. Rie’s father was a train driver and her mother was working as a nurse at a local hospital. She became interested in cooking at a very early age. Her mother made delicious food, and when she was old enough to cook, Rie’s mother taught her all the tricks so that Rie could cook while her mother was at work.
Rie Mcclenny Husband
Rie is married to her husband Blair McClenny. Blair is a software engineer who has worked with some of the biggest companies in Los Angeles. The couple met at a restaurant in 2009 and exchanged their vows in 2014. On March 19, 2020, Rie and Blair welcomed their son Hugo Mirai, and he’s been featured in Instagram pictures of both Rie and Blair.
Rie Mcclenny Culinary School | Education
Upon completing her elementary education, Rie moved to New York City, United States to attend a culinary school, then eventually moved to Los Angeles, California. She matriculated in 1998 and then decided not to pursue a college degree but to focus on her career as a cook. Rie graduated from ICC (fka French Culinary Institute) with honors, and she honed her cooking and baking skills in restaurants including Rustic Canyon and a.o.c.
Rie Mcclenny Recipes
Zucchini and Beet Smash Cake
Ingredients
1 cup zucchini (grated)
2 eggs
1 tablespoon ghee, melted
1 cup beets (cooked and finely chopped)
½ cup whole milk yogurt
1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup flaxseed meal
1 can (13.5 ounces) coconut cream, chilled
Method
Preheat the oven to 325˚F. Grease two 5” cake pans, and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in grated zucchini and cook and chopped beets. (I use a food processor for both zucchini and beets). Add yogurt and ghee. Mix to combine. In a medium bowl, combine whole wheat flour, and flaxseed meal. Mix well. Add flour mixture into the zucchini mixture. Using a whisk, mix well.
Distribute batter into two cake pans evenly. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cake completely and remove the parchment paper.
Decorate the cake with coconut cream. Don’t shake the coconut cream can before you open it so you can use the thick part of the coconut cream to frost the cake.
Rie Mcclenny Tasty | Make It Fancy
She competed in the show “I Draw, You Cook”, losing the first two rounds to Alix Traeger and then winning two rounds against Alix and Katie Aubin. She was given her own “Tasty” series in November 2018, which now counts 17 episodes. Currently, Rie is producing a Tasty YouTube page including the Make It Fancy series.
Make It Fancy has one season currently airing and it has 17 episodes, where she takes a typical food and adds more foods to it and tries to make it fancy. Before working for BuzzFeed Tasty Rie worked as a line cook at the Los Angeles-based restaurant Rustic Canyon From 2014-2015. She also worked at another LA restaurant called A.O.C.
Rie Mcclenny YouTube
Rie launched her YouTube channel on 16 May 2016, and today it’s subscribed to by over 500,000 people. She has gathered close to 8.8 million views of all her videos combined – her two most popular are “I Made A Giant Party Pie + My Big Announcement!”. It has been watched close to 2.5 million times since 16 February 2020, and “I Made Alix A Surprise Birthday Cake” has been viewed over 2.1 million times since 27 April 2019.
Rie Mcclenny Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Rie’s estimated net worth is $987,650.
When Did Rie Mcclenny Get Married
Rie married her husband Blair McClenny in 2014. The couple met at a restaurant in 2009.