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Who Are We?
 
Carmella Alvaro
Melina's Fresh Pasta

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Ginnie Barringer

Novant Health Heart & Vascular

 

Heidi Billotto

Freelance Food and Travel Writer

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Dianne Blancato

123 Cuisine

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Jennifer Brantley

Food Writer, Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

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Carolyn Burns Bass

Food Journalist

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Liz Button

Chief Impact Officer and Owner, Katie Button Restaurants

 

Katie Button

Executive Chef and CEO, Katie Button Restaurants

 

Kim Calaway

Chowgirl LLC

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Ellen Clevenger-Firley

Dietitian, Culinary Instructor, Chef

 

Subrina Collier

Restaurateur, The Yolk Cafe

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Elizabeth Cooper

Fess Parker Winery, Advanced MS

 

Anita Spring Council

Mama Dip's Kitchen 

 

Sera Cuni

The Root Cellar Cafe & Catering

 

Jamie DeMent

Coon Rock Farm, Piedmont Restaurant, Bella Bean Organics, Heirloom Provisions & Author

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Whitney Dane

Chef/ Teacher, Honeysuckle Tea House & Farm

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Patti Dickson

SAS Institute

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Doralece Dullaghan

Sur La Table

 

Carolyn Dunn

NC State Agriculture and Human Sciences

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Belinda Ellis

Corporate Trainer, Whole Foods

 

Marcie Cohen Ferris

Writer, UNC Chapel HIll

 

Keebe Fitch

Owner, McIntyres Books, Fearrington House

 

Diane Flynt

Foggy Ridge Ciders

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Beth Frith

NC Dept of Agriculture

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Amy Gaw

Author, Founder/Maker Outer Banks SeaSalt

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Susannah Gebhart

Baker, Owl Bakery

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Sandra Gutierrez

Cookbook Author, Freelance Writer and Cooking Instructor

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Kathy Hester

Healthy Slow Cooking and Plant Based Instant Pot

 

Susan Johnson Smith

Interiors and Food Stylist, Creative Designer and Felicia Trujillo's right hand woman on set

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Vivian Joiner

Sweet Potatoes, Inc

 

Rhonda Jones

Chez Moi

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Melissa Katrincic

Co-owner, President and CEO of Durham Distillery

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Breanna Lai

EatingWell Magazine

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Karen Macdonald

Lavender Oaks Farm

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Kristin McCarthy

Chef, Kappa Delta Sorority

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Nancie McDermott

Cookbook Author, Food Writer and Cooking Instructor

 

Cindy Day McGann

Hospitality Professional & Event Planner

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Colleen Minton

TerraVita Food & Drink Festival

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Moreton Neal

Food Writer, Interior Designer 

 

Stephanie Nikolic

Culinary Arts and Baking Instructor, Wake Tech Community College and Consultant

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Margaret Norfleet Neff

Beta Verde

 

Leslie Philip
Restaurateur, Thyme and Place Cafe

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Kathleen Purvis

Charlotte-based food and beverage writer

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Athina Sgambati

Culinary educator, recipe tester, Southern Season

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Felicia Perry Trujillo

Food Photographer and Owner of Food-Seen

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Jill Santa Lucia

Catering Works

 

Catherine Schopfer

Partner Anson Mills Direct to Chefs

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Susi Gott Séguret

Seasonal School of Culinary Arts, Asheville Wine Experience, Asheville Truffle Experience

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Coleen Speaks

Owner Posh Nosh Catering

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Julie Stewart

SAS Institute - Retired

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Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC

Thrive! Meetings & Events

 

Kelly Taylor

Say Yes to the Chef, Blue Dogwood Public Market, Pizzelle Bakery

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Ann Marie Thornton

Cidermaker, James Creek Cider House

 

Stephanie Tyson

Sweet Potatoes, Inc

 

Ashley Van Camp

Restaurateur, Ashten's

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Elisabeth Vatinet

La Farm Bakery

 

Emily Wallace

Food write, historian, Center for Southern Studies

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Jill Warren Lucas

Food Writer

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Brigid Washington

Chef, Author, Equity at the Table, Recipe Developer

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Lynn Wells

Recipe Developer, Food Stylist, Entrepreneur/Personal Chef at Thyme Well Spent, Private Culinary Instructor 

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Robin White

Food Editor, The Daily Basics

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Elizabeth Wiegand

Cookbook Author, Food Writer and Cooking Instructor 

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Susan Wyler

Wyler Nutritional Wellness, Cookbook and Healthbook Author, Clinical Nutritionist at Wyler Nutritional Wellness

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