{{Short description|American celebrity chef (born 1996)}}<!-- There's probably not as many acceptable sources since that's the nature of social media, but surely more weight should be given to his YouTube if possible since that's where the other stuff (besides his previous restaurant job) stemmed from --> {{Infobox person | name = Joshua Weissman | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|9}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{flat list| * Content creator * Cookbook author }} | years_active = | known_for = | module = {{Infobox social media personality | child = yes | youtube_handle = @JoshuaWeissman | youtube_display_name = Joshua Weissman | youtube_years_active = | youtube_genre = Cooking | youtube_subscribers = 10.5 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW. Please do not change too often, small changes do not require updates. --> | youtube_views = 2.2 billion<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW. Please do not change too often, small changes do not require updates. --> | stats_update = January 17, 2026 }} | spouse = Kate Weissman | website = {{URL|https://joshuaweissman.com}} <!-- Official website --> }} '''Joshua Weissman''' (born January 9, 1996, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a chef, content creator, and cookbook author. His main platform is his eponymous culinary YouTube channel. His book ''Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> became a #1 ''New York Times'' bestseller in 2021.
== Biography ==
Weissman launched his YouTube channel in 2015, focusing on detailed cooking tutorials and culinary explorations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Kalea |date=2021-10-13 |title=The Untold Truth Of YouTuber Joshua Weissman |url=https://www.mashed.com/632014/the-untold-truth-of-youtuber-joshua-weissman/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2021, Weissman published ''Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=O'Carroll |first=Malley |title=Joshua Weissman has every reason to be "unapologetic" |url=https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/entertainment/2021/09/21/joshua-weissman-has-every-reason-to-be-unapologetic/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=The Hawk Eye}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Josh |title=Chef Joshua Weissman Dishes on His New Cookbook, From Scratch Attitude & Culinary Idols |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2021/08/30/youtube-chef-joshua-weissman-dishes-on-his-new-cookbook-from-scratch-attitude--culinary-idols/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> which became a #1 ''New York Times'' bestseller in the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous category. It appeared on the list in nine weeks (with the caveat that "some retailers report[ed] receiving bulk orders").<ref>{{Cite news |title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Oct. 3, 2021 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/10/03/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Jan. 2, 2022 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/01/02/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was featured in ''Variety''{{'}}s 2021 Young Hollywood Impact Report.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jem Aswad |author2=Shalini Dore |author3=Selome Hailu |author4=Paula Hendrickson |author5=Zoe Hewitt |author6=Carole Horst |author7=Steven J. Horowitz |author8=Ethan Shanfeld |author9=Malina Saval |author10=Chris Willman |date=2021-08-11 |title=''Variety''{{'}}s 2021 Power of Young Hollywood Impact List |url=https://variety.com/lists/variety-power-of-young-hollywood-2021-impact-list/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
Weissman's third book{{clarify|date=April 2025|reason=Only 2 books are mentioned in this part. Is there a source on the other?}} ''Texture Over Taste'' was released in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Butter chicken wings, chewy fudge brownies recipes to add texture to any holiday party |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/butter-chicken-wings-chewy-fudge-brownies-recipes-add/story?id=105808151 |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elder |first=Nina |date=2023-10-17 |title=The #1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Every Meal You Make |url=https://parade.com/food/joshua-weissman-texture |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref><ref name="HPM touting">{{Cite web |last=Schulze |first=Troy |date=2023-12-14 |title=Why YouTube star Joshua Weissman's touting ''Texture Over Taste'' |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/12/14/472292/why-youtube-star-joshua-weissmans-touting-texture-over-taste/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Houston Public Media |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Weissman dishes on new cookbook |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/joshua-weissman-dishes-new-cookbook-105961202 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}}</ref> It also became a ''New York Times'' bestseller, again with the caveat that "some retailers report[ed] receiving bulk orders".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - Books - Nov. 5, 2023 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2023/11/05/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/ |access-date=2025-09-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In 2023, Joshua Weissman collaborated with Williams-Sonoma on the NKH Silicone FSC Wood Spatula to support No Kid Hungry, a campaign by Share Our Strength aimed at ending childhood hunger in America.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
Weissman has appeared in various media outside his own channels, including teaching Drew Barrymore how to make Austin breakfast tacos on her show,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-28 |title=Joshua Weissman Teaches Drew How to Make Austin Breakfast Tacos |url=https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/joshua-weissman-teaches-drew-how-to-make-austin-breakfast-tacos |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com |language=en}}</ref> on ''Food Diaries'' by ''Harper's Bazaar'' on YouTube,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBLyPk7TsMw |title=Everything Chef Joshua Weissman Eats in a Day {{!}} Food Diaries: Bite Size |date=2020-10-23 |publisher=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=2024-12-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and having his home featured on the ''Architectural Digest'' series ''Open Door''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylU-ueLA_g |title=Inside Joshua Weissman's Minimalist Texas Home {{!}} ''Open Door'' |date=2024-03-28 |publisher=Architectural Digest |access-date=2024-12-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
== Personal life == Joshua Weissman is married to Kate Weissman, who graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston with a Juris Doctor degree. Before her legal career, she was an eighth-grade history teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbee |first=Ellie |date=2023-11-16 |title=Who Is Joshua Weissman's Wife, Kate Weissman? |url=https://www.mashed.com/1446725/who-is-joshua-weissman-wife-kate-weissman/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}</ref> Weissman is of Jewish descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=coayr |date=2024-12-10 |title=The Life and Career of Joshua Weissman: Profile, Net Worth, Age, and Height |url=https://joshuaweissmanmerch.com/the-life-and-career-of-joshua-weissman-profile-net-worth-age-and-height/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Joshua Weissman Merch |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Books == * ''Joshua Weissman: The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook''. 2014. Victory Belt Publishing. 224 pages. 978-1628600117 * ''Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook''. September 14, 2021. DK Publishing. 264 pages. 978-1615649983 * ''Joshua Weissman: Texture Over Taste''. October 17, 2023. DK Publishing. 264 pages. 978-0744063509<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://bookshop.org/p/books/joshua-weissman-texture-over-taste-joshua-weissman/20103415?ean=9780744063509 |title=''Joshua Weissman: Texture Over Taste'', a book by Joshua Weissman |date=2023-10-17 |isbn=978-0-7440-6350-9 |language=en |last1=Weissman |first1=Joshua |publisher=DK Publishing}}</ref>
== References == <references />
==External links== * {{official website|https://joshuaweissman.com}} * {{IMDb name|7544143}}
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