Joshua Weissman was born into a family that valued one thing above all else: amazing food prepared from scratch. His mother, who is an avid and brilliant cook, introduced him to the kitchen when he was only three years old. By chance, he discovered his true calling early on in life, which was cooking. He was teased and bullied as a child because of his passion for food. His parents instilled in him such a strong mindset that he was able to persevere. He wrote a cookbook on his journey two years later. He relocated to Austin, Texas, at the age of 18, and began his professional career in the fine-dining industry soon after, with one of the most notable stops being Uchiko, where he worked as a lead cook for a few years.

He had gathered such a fantastic amount of knowledge by the age of 22 as a result of 13 years of consistent hard work and cooking that he decided to start making YouTube culinary videos. His videos have received over 600 million views and he has over 5.5 million subscribers. His videos and recipes are also available on Instagram @joshuaweissman, where he has over 969 thousand followers. His passion for cooking pays off on TikTok, where his recipes have received over 6 million views and more than 133.5 million likes.