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Who Is Mellisa Root On School Of Chocolate Netflix? Meet The Hairy Lobster Restaurant Owner

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Henry Morales

Published Feb 22, 2026

Netflix has released a new series School of Chocolate, on November 26, 2021, and Mellisa Root, aged around 30-35, is one of the contestants. 

Mellisa Root is the co-owner of The Hairy Lobster restaurant and owner of Mellisa Root Chocolates and Confections.

She is a very ambitious and confident woman who has 20 years of culinary knowledge under her belt. Recently, Netflix has released a new series, “School of Chocolate.” School of Chocolate is a unique culinary competition where pastry chefs and chocolatiers compete to win $100k. And Mellisa Root is one of the confident contestants. 

After entering the School of Cholocate, many people are curious to know more about her personal information. So, let’s get to see every information in detail. 

Who Is Mellisa Root On School Of Chocolate Netflix? Meet The Hairy Lobster Restaurant Owner

Mellisa Root is the co-owner of one of the famous restaurants, “The Hairy Lobster restaurant.”

She is one of the contestants in the Netflix reality competition series School of Cholocate. School of Cholocate is the journey of 8 succeeded pastry and chocolate professionals as they endeavor to promote their professions under the tutelage of French chocolatier Amaury Guichon.

During School of Chocolate, Root stated that she had a lot of endurance of running every aspect of a kitchen for five years. 

Mellisa Root Age And Wikipedia 

Mellisa Root seems to fall into the age group of 30-35 years, looking at her picture and experience. 

Moving on, Mellisa Root is yet to get her name featured on the official Wikipedia page. However, her small bio is written over several wikis. 

According to websites, she is the owner of Mellisa Root Chocolates and Confections, established in 2021. 

After graduating from the California Culinary Academy, Mellisa and her husband had started The Hairy Lobster restaurants in Portland, Oregon. Her motive to open a restaurant is to become an independent restaurant owner.

But, unfortunately, Root and her husband had to shut down their restaurants due to a pandemic in 2020. Now, she is a pastry chef consultant and the executive pastry chef at Farmington Country Club.

Mellisa Root Husband Details 

Mellisa Root is happily married to her husband, David Root.

Her husband is an executive chef in Breckenridge, Colorado. Both husband and wife have successful careers.

Both are amazingly smooth and have unique personalities through their dedication to work and their married relationships. 

Mellisa Root Net Worth And Instagram 

Mellisa Root has not revealed her exact net worth. 

But, as an owner, it is reliable to say that she has earned a decent sum of money. Her estimated net worth is $5million. 

Mellisa Root is active on Instagram under the username @chefmellisaroot. She has over 1k followers with 425 posts.