A first-gen Texan, Jenna White graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and an expanded worldview thanks to a semester on the Spanish coast. After a brief return to Dallas, she moved to New York and leveraged her editorial background to help disadvantaged youth translate their personal narratives into career moves. Meanwhile, NYC’s renowned dining scene and markets fueled a growing preoccupation with food.

Relocating to Houston in 2012, White led communications for an educational nonprofit focused on healthy food initiatives. She raised programming awareness, promoted events, managed its online presence, coordinated outreach campaigns and built relationships with media, chefs and community partners. 

2015 was a deep dive into food; White pursued a culinary arts program, became a cook at a leading farm-to-table restaurant and began writing about local food and drink for Houstonia and Edible Houston magazines, earning two national awards. She also served on the advisory board of Slow Food Houston.

That same year, White joined the KPC team. Combining expertise in storytelling and connecting people and ideas, she champions hospitality leaders and talented newcomers, pitching and maintaining media relationships as well as helping direct brand voice and awareness. 

In 2017, White set off on a new adventure in the Netherlands where she remained an integral team member, ensuring around-the-clock support to clients, media and partners. In addition to her role with KPC, White spent a year learning about sourdough and improving her Dutch at an artisanal bread bakery before welcoming her son to the world in 2021. 

After six years abroad, White and her family have returned to the U.S. and resettled in sunny San Diego, where they plan to soak up all the West Coast has to offer, including world-class beaches and hiking, diverse dining, daily farmers markets and the bounty from a dozen fruit trees in their own backyard.

White also looks forward to more frequent trips to Houston to visit friends, colleagues and the food community that shaped her formative years. Even miles away, it will always feel like a piece of home.

What Ignites Me  

kitchen projects // chunky knits // slow mornings // silliness // farmers markets // engrossing narrative // fresh sourdough // all the pasta // cat naps // learning new knowledge + skills // wild wines // lush foliage // lively cityscapes // good advice // edible gardening // kindness // dinner parties // my toddler’s giggles // cultural exploration // second-hand shops // stone fruit // lemons