Born in Chicago and raised in San Diego, California, Jeremy Parzen is a widely published scholar, translator, blogger, wine educator, and musician.

La Jolla High School class of 1985, Jeremy is a triple Bruin, including a doctorate in Italian studies. He spent many of his graduate student years in Italy, first at Padua and then the Scuola Normale.

In the late 1990s, he moved to New York City where he became a food and wine writer. A career in wine education and marketing paralleled his work as a food, wine, travel blogger. Along the way, he continued to translate from the Italian, including a 15th-century cookery book and a stint as a U.N. interpreter.

He never abandoned his love of music and performing. A top-10 college radio record with his second faux-French indie rock band was a high point of his musical life. Having a song featured on Girls wasn’t bad either.

In 2008, he followed Tracie B. to Austin, the city of her alma mater. They married in 2010 and their two daughters were born in the state capital. Not long after, they moved to Houston where Jeremy’s career as a food and wine marketer blossomed alongside his expanded output on the blog. Before long, he was teaching in the grad program at Slow Food U. in Italy.

When Tracie née B. now P. launched her thriving real estate business a few years ago, Jeremy took a step back from the work-related travel and became a homemaker. He balances his time taking care of their teenage daughters with his writing projects and music.