Jacqueline Mercorelli (née Pin), commonly known by her stage name Mercotte, is a French food critic, blogger, TV presenter and gastronome.

[1] After earning her baccalauréat in political science in Grenoble and her BA degree in English, she got married and had four children.

[2][3] In 1987, she wrote her first cookbook, with Monique Lansard, La nouvelle cuisine à votre portée 140 recettes légères, published by S.A.E.P, Colmar.

In 2005, she created her cooking web site La cuisine de Mercotte to share her passion for recipes.

The same year she won the first prize in the cooking category at the "Festival d’expression sur internet" that took place in Romans-sur-Isère.