Paige Adams
Paige Adams is the Chicago recipe developer and photographer behind Last Ingredient, sharing seasonal vegetarian and vegan cooking built around fruits and vegetables.
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Overview
- Based in
- Chicago, Illinois
- Started
- Last Ingredient, 2013
- Training
- Professional Cookery Certificate, Kendall College
Mini bio
How it started.
Paige discovered cooking while working as an interior designer. Three years in London brought neighborhood and farmers market exploring, plus a food writing course at Leith’s in 2010. Back in Chicago, she attended culinary school at night and worked weekends at Lush Wine & Spirits.
A place for seasonal cooking.
She launched Last Ingredient in 2013 as a creative outlet alongside design work. She writes, photographs and tests its recipes herself, focusing on vegetarian and vegan food with seasonal produce.
Sharing the table.
In 2017, she collaborated with Unison on recipes and an Instagram takeover, including sweet potato poblano soup, acorn squash salad and a pear and almond tart. O’Dwyer’s also featured Last Ingredient in its 2017 roundup of food influencers.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Stuffed Acorn SquashRecipe developer and photographer
- 2017Fall Recipes: In the Kitchen With Last IngredientRecipe collaborator and Instagram takeover guest
- 2013Last IngredientFounder, writer, photographer and recipe tester
Quotes
What better way to show off delicate fruits and veggies than keeping things seasonal and simple?Paige Adams, Unison spring salad feature
Writing for Unison’s March 2017 spring recipe series, she explained her approach to salads.
Trivia
- She grew up in Cincinnati and cheers for the Bengals.
- Summer is her favorite season.
- Her morning routine includes a Peloton ride followed by an iced oat latte and a cinnamon scone.
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