Monique McLeod-Polanco

Monique was born and raised in New York City. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work, but as of recently, she’s gone in a different direction and has turned to her love of food and now works in food photography and has created a food blog, Peaches2Peaches. 

Here, she creates delicious, elevated, eye-catching dishes and desserts. She has done food photography and created recipes for several brands including Calphalon, Eagle Brand Milk, Bertolli, Bob’s Red Mill, HBO, Bolla Wine, Woodford Reserve, and Trade St. Jam Company. 

Featured in All Recipes, the FeedFeed & The Bake Feed.  She currently resides in Rockland County, NY with her husband and two children, and her first cookbook, SWEET CELEBRATIONS, will be published by Page Street in Fall 2023. 

Monique is repped by Felice Laverne.