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
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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
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
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Doralece Dullaghan
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
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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
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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
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
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
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Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC
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
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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