Tish Boyle is an editor, food writer and cookbook author with expertise in baking, desserts, and chocolate.

As the editor of Dessert Professional magazine, Tish plays a key role in selecting deserving individuals for the magazine’s annual "10-best" pastry chefs feature. She also frequently serves as a judge in other pastry competitions.

A graduate of Smith College, she began her culinary education at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and has held a variety of positions in the food world, including pastry chef, caterer, food stylist and recipe developer. One of these jobs was as the chef on a luxury barge traveling the canals of Burgundy and Bordeaux,

Tish has written several dessert and baking books including Chocolate Passion, Diner Desserts, The Good Cookie, and The Cake Book (John Wiley & Sons, 2006).

Tish teaches baking classes and demonstrations in both the United States and Canada. Comfortable in a variety of settings and media, she has taught techniques to audiences ranging in skill from experienced bakers to children. She has appeared on scores of radio and TV programs, including NBC's Today Show, CBS's Early Show, CTV-ca's Canada AM and has been on the Discovery Channel and the Food Network

Tish joined the staff of Chocolatier magazine as food editor in 1992. Her articles and recipes have frequently appeared in Chocolatier and other publications such as McCall’s, the New York Times, Fine Cooking, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, and the Smith Alumnae Quarterly.

Her professional affiliations include Baker's Dozen East, New York Women's Culinary Alliance, and the International Associations of Culinary Professionals.