Cookbook Author Alison Roman Is Engaged! See Her Stunning Ring

Alison Roman is engaged to Max Cantor.Photo:Alison Roman/Instagram

Alison Roman/Instagram

Alison Romansaid yes!

The Brooklyn-based chef, known for herviral recipesandbeloved cookbooks, is engaged to directorMax Cantor, PEOPLE can confirm.

Roman showed off her ring in anInstagram photowith Cantor in Maine. The round diamond features a gold band and bezel setting.

In true Roman fashion, the ring photo was among plenty of delicious food photos from her trip where she handpicked fresh berries. (She recommends using them to make pancakes, cakes or serving with yogurt.)

Alison Roman shows off her ring after getting engaged to director Max Cantor.Alison Roman/Instagram

Roman and Cantor have both had their work published inThe New York Times. Roman was a biweekly food columnist, while Cantor created the newspaper’s travel series36 Hours,according to hiswebsite. He now owns his own production company, Block Party.

Alison Roman’s fiancé Max Cantor.Instagram/alisoneroman

Instagram/alisoneroman

Roman posts cooking videos onInstagramandYouTubeand shares recipe content in her food-relatednewslettertitled A Newsletter. Some of her most popular dishes include acaramelized shallot pastaand aspiced chickpea stew.

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Alison Roman sports a sweatshirt with her viral shallot pasta on the front.Alison Roman/Instagram

In March, she released her latest cookbook,Sweet Enough, which is more dessert-focused than her two previous cookbooks,Nothing FancyandDining In. Despite her past virality, Romantold PEOPLEin April that she cares more about her fans' reception to her cookbooks as a whole rather than individual dishes.

“I want people to be like, ‘This is a great collection and value all the recipes equally,'” she said. “I would prefer that than one standout recipe, even if it means never going viral again.”

source: people.com