Marissa A. Ross

Writer. Humorist. Leisure Enthusiast.

Hi! I’m Marissa.

I’m the author of Wine. All The Time.: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking and former wine editor of Bon Appétit magazine.

Although my career concentrated on wine in recent years, my background is in writing, performing and producing, specializing in comedy. I trained at Upright Citizens Brigade, was assistant to Mindy Kaling and did stand-up before selling my book. I have refocused on these roots after leaving the wine industry, as profiled by Business Insider (2023).

I’m also a collage artist under the name Stepdad. Each collage is one of a kind using originally sourced, physical mid-century imagery from my personal library of vintage books and magazines that I’ve collected over the last fifteen years. There is no digital sourcing, sizing or editing in any way. The Instagram is private due to NSFW imagery (boobs) but all are welcome (unless you hate boobs). Website coming soon.

I currently live in Los Angeles with my Pomeranian, Groucho Barx, and am represented by CAA. I love watching basketball (go Clippers), listening to exotica and rap, looking through Slim Aarons coffee table books and sunbathing.

Photo by Elizabeth Viggiano for Business Insider.