Fany was born and raised in Mexico City and wanted to be a chef since she was a little girl (even though she didn't know it was an actual possibility).

She attended cooking school in Mexico and then graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. She has worked in kitchens worldwide, including Michelin-three-star Akelare in Spain, Eleven Madison Park, and Rosa Mexicano in New York, where she developed their acclaimed modern Mexican desserts. Her first cookbook, My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats, was published by Ten Speed Press in September, followed by Paletas & Aguas Frescas in July 2011.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet, Fine Cooking, Time Out, New York Magazine, and Edible Manhattan. She started her own company "La Newyorkina" in New York on the summer of 2010, selling paletas and aguas frescas at the Hester street fair and New Amsterdam Market respectively. Fany is planning to open a Mexican Ice cream shop in New York City, late spring 2011

Fany loves to be creative and finds that the best thing about her job is that she gets to make people happy. She lives in New York City