i. Biography
Josh Scherer is an American host of Mythical Kitchen and a culinary producer for Good Mythical Morning, working at the point where food writing, production, and on-camera performance meet. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and trained at UC Santa Barbara before building a career across editorial and broadcast food media.
Coming Up
Training at UC Santa Barbara came before Josh Scherer entered food media through Culinary Bro-Down in 2013, a first job that placed personality and palate on equal footing. From there, his work moved into print at Maxim magazine (2014–2015), then into a broader editorial role as senior food writer and associate food editor at Los Angeles Magazine (2015–2016). The sequence matters: blog work established his point of view, magazine writing tightened it, and producing brought him closer to the mechanics behind food entertainment. He later served as culinary producer at Good Mythical Morning, and since 2020 Josh Scherer has hosted Mythical Kitchen, where writing, timing, and technique all have to hold together.
Where They Are Now
Hosting Mythical Kitchen means treating food as content, structure, and performance material at the same time. In Josh Scherer’s hands, the kitchen functions as a set, a writing space, and a working lab, with recipes and references arranged to serve the show’s format. The role draws directly on his years in food writing and production, giving the work a pace that sits between editorial discipline and live delivery.
Signature
Josh's signature dishes include Last Meals, The Mythical Cookbook, and The Culinary Bro-Down. Each title points to a different part of the work: the darkly funny, the collected, and the foundational. Read together, they show a practice built around food as subject matter, with humor and directness carrying the same weight as the recipe itself. The titles also point to what his work returns to most often: appetite, memory, and what people choose when time feels limited.
In Their Words “I remember, I’m making a carne asada burrito – my favorite food on the planet – and I’m talking about grief.” “It started out as a silly way to show my fans what I wanted to eat before I died.” Those lines show the range that defines Josh Scherer’s voice: comedy and mortality can sit in the same sentence without canceling each other out. A carne asada burrito can be an anchor and a punchline, and grief can be addressed without draining the humor from the setup. That balance between the personal and the absurd is central to how he talks about food, and to why the work lands with such force.
Honors
That result marks an unusual crossover from digital food personality to national publishing success. It also shows how far a distinct voice can travel when it moves cleanly from screen to page, and from a niche audience to a much wider one.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Josh
What is Josh Scherer's current role?
As of 2026, Josh Scherer is host of Mythical Kitchen.
Where did Josh Scherer train or study?
Josh Scherer trained at UC Santa Barbara.
