Denisse Oller is not your usual chef. Journalist, writer, and businesswoman, Denisse Oller is one of the most honored women in Spanish-language television.  Oller has been recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 100 most influential Hispanic Personalities in the United States .  Most recently she was chosen as one of the 50 most influential women by the prestigious Spanish-language newspaper El Diario La Prensa.  Currently she is also the president of Newsworks Productions, LLC a multimedia company which develops instructional and recreational material for the Latino community in the US .

For over 25 years, Oller has covered major news events and interviewed prominent figures in politics and culture, ranging from Bill Clinton to Pedro Almodovar.  She has been awarded five Emmys, two Gracie Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in investigative reporting, and was named by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanic Personalities in the United States.
 
Yearning to pursue her lifelong interest in food, she enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Education .  Upon graduation, she created and hosted a weekly cooking segment on Univision NY’s morning show, “Al Despertar”, the Spanish-language equivalent of The Today Show. 
 
In 2008, inspired by the passing of one of her beloved dogs, she launched Boca Dulce, a line of natural, artisanal cookies and sweets with Latin flavors. 
 
Oller has appeared on The Today Show and CNN en Español, and has been a featured chef at Macy’s and the Summit Wine and Food Festival.  She is working on her first cookbook and teaches recreational classes at The Institute of Culinary Education.