Ingrid Hoffmann is passionate about food and entertaining and spends each day sharing her enthusiasm and talent with an international audience. In addition to hosting her own Spanish-language cooking and lifestyle show, Delicioso, on Galavision/Univision, Ingrid recently launched her new Food Network show, Simply Delicioso, to rave reviews. In addition to doing two shows, Ingrid has had her first cookbook published–Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist (Clarkson Potter/Random House, 2008)–a compilation of her recipes and entertaining ideas. Ingrid's fascination with food, cooking, and style began as a little girl. She started cooking with her mother, a Cordon Bleu–trained chef, at such a young age that she needed a stool to reach the stove. With her mother she discovered not only a love of cooking but also a flair for entertaining, and in no time Ingrid developed her own distinctive style.

Raised in Colombia, Ingrid moved to Florida where she opened La Capricieuse, a high–fashion luxury boutique in Miami's Coconut Grove. The store soon grew into a chain of four boutiques, with a flagship store on the island of Aruba as well as a men's shop in Miami.

Her infatuation with food was so strong that Ingrid returned to her passion and opened Rocca, the first restaurant to feature tabletop cooking on heated lava rocks. Within weeks, Rocca was touted as the hot destination for Miami's movers and shakers–it was even featured on Robin Leach's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Ingrid also became one of Miami's premier live event planners, with a client list that included Mars, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Tomas Maier, and Escada.

While both businesses thrived, she had the opportunity to host a cooking segment on a local Miami–area TV show. Executives at Univision were so impressed that they offered her a biweekly cooking and style segment on Despierta America, the most popular morning show in the U.S. Hispanic market, and the number two morning show in the U.S. (after the Today show).

Ingrid launched her own show, Delicioso with Ingrid Hoffmann, on Latin America's Cosmopolitan Network in 2004 and soon premiered on DirecTV in September 2005, which propelled her popularity to new heights. In November 2006, the show premiered in its second season on a new network–Galavision, the highest rated among the Hispanic stations. Each episode centers around a theme that Ingrid uses to connect segments on menu planning, shopping, cooking, and decorating. The show's lighthearted, interactive style draws in viewers for Ingrid's talents as well as her vibrant personality.

After Ingrid's March 2006 appearance on the Martha Stewart Show–her first national segment in the English market–the Food Network called soon after. She is currently shooting in Miami, which will be the backdrop of the show.

Aside from hosting her English– and Spanish–language shows, Ingrid frequently appears on Univision's Despierta America and contributes her decorating and cooking expertise regularly to Buenhogar, the Spanish version of Good Housekeeping.