Lisa Keys is an award-winning home cook, mother, grandmother, and retired physician assistant. She has been entering—and winning —cooking contests since 1990. Her recipes are published in national magazines, cookbooks, and online publications. Keys holds certifications as a Food Champ, serves as a judge for the Steak Association, is a pizza judge, and is a food blogger. Three years after the death of her son, a US Navy corpsman, Keys embarked on a public grief journey and became a Food Network Chopped Champion on the 2014 Mother's Day episode. Her inspiring food blog, www.GoodGriefCook.com, reflects Keys' philosophy that preparing and sharing food with others is an extension of one's heart and soul.