Barbara Rochatka-Riley has been a cook since 1971. She has taught cooking at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Habitat in Belmont and private cooking sessions. She has also been a food writer for the Boston Herald and has published articles in numerous newspapers. She put together her own Riley to the Rescue Cookbook, available through Barbara Riley. Barbara has developed recipes for Kraft, Campbells, Barilla Pasta and Marie's Dressings.

She has worked as sous chef to Jacques Pépin, Yan Can, and the late Julia Child and Frugal Gourmet. She was on numerous televisions shows demonstrating her food recipes and through it all, created a shopping bag of creativity, food experiences and innovative masterpieces during the span of many years!