The daughter of a career diplomat, Mahy Elamin was raised in 11 countries before settling permanently in the United States in the 1990s. In 2015, she left her career as a pharmacist to start a new career as a cooking instructor and food blogger. Her early focus was on recipes that reflect her family background, which is primarily Turkish and Egyptian, but it has since expanded to encompass the entire Mediterranean. Her work has been featured in Parade, HuffPost, Buzzfeed, MSN, Self, Yahoo! Food, Greatist, MyFitnessPal, and Foodista. She lives with her family in suburban Detroit.