Hilah Johnson

Hilah Johnson is an American chef, Internet personality and author from Austin, Texas. She is best known for her YouTube series Hilah Cooking.

Early life Johnson grew up in Hudson Bend, Texas, a suburb of Austin near Lake Travis. Her father was descended from Austin's famed Old Three Hundred, and her mother's ancestors included those who helped build the Republic of Texas (1836–45). When Johnson was seven, she started cooking, occasionally making dishes for herself, her parents, and her brother.

Upon reaching adulthood, she attended the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), where she studied Biology. After a year at UMass Boston, she transferred to the University of Texas in Austin, where she finished with a degree in Botany. After college, she was part of a rock band called The Hot As Shits,

Over the next few years, Johnson and Sharpe began collaborating on several projects. They worked together on the short film Freerange Asshole; she had an acting role and served as costume designer, while he worked behind the scenes as a sound mixer. They also worked together on an indie horror flick, which he directed and in which she starred, though the film was never finished. In 2010, they decided to focus on producing web content. and by 2012, the show was so successful that she was able to quit her day job as a dental hygienist. In 2017, she debuted a new podcast, Hilah's Happy Hour.

Awards and competitions In 2011, Johnson won the YouTube Next Chef competition. In 2017, she was featured in the Star Power tournament on the 33rd season of Food Network's Chopped. She finished third on the semi-final episode featuring Internet stars.

Personal life In 2011, Johnson married her long-time collaborator Sharpe. In October 2014, they welcomed the arrival of their son Flint. The three of them moved to Los Angeles in 2015. Together, Johnson and Sharpe serve on the board of the charitable organization GiveBackLA, where they are in charge of social media.

Publications Learn to Cook; Hilah Cooking, 2nd edition (2012) [original publication 2011], The Breakfast Taco Book; Hilah Cooking, 2nd edition (2013) [original publication 2011], Cavelady Cooking; Hilah Cooking (2012), Holiday Cookies; Hilah Cooking (2012), Slow Cooker Recipes; Hilah Cooking (2014),