Lora McLaughlin Peterson hails from Pittsburg, Kansas. A restaurant brat from the beginning, cooking is literally in her DNA. She has a journalism degree from California State University and won an Emmy for her local news coverage at KCBS/KCAL. From 2002 to 2004 she hosted a popular CBS segment called ""All About You,"" showing viewers how to live a fabulous lifestyle for less and earning her the title of ""The Budget Martha Stewart."" In January 2021, she launched LORAfied, a social media company focusing on food, lifestyle and travel-related content.