Jo Firestone

Joanna Firestone was born in 1986 to Jewish parents Fred and Marilyn Firestone Growing up as teenager Jo would have cake baking competition with her friends including renowned pastry chef Claire Saffitz She once won the competition with Box St Louis butter vs Claires 50 chocolate cake She has a brother Ben Firestone who works in commercial real estate She grew up in Clayton Missouri a suburb of St Louis She graduated from Clayton High School and later Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a degree in theatre