Who Are We?
Carmella Alvaro
Melina's Fresh Pasta
Ginnie Barringer
Novant Health Heart & Vascular
Heidi Billotto
Freelance Food and Travel Writer
Dianne Blancato
Jennifer Brantley
Food Writer, Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
Carolyn Burns Bass
Food Journalist
Liz Button
Chief Impact Officer and Owner, Katie Button Restaurants
Katie Button
Executive Chef and CEO, Katie Button Restaurants
Kim Calaway
Chowgirl LLC
Ellen Clevenger-Firley
Dietitian, Culinary Instructor, Chef
Subrina Collier
Restaurateur, The Yolk Cafe
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
Whitney Dane
Chef/ Teacher, Honeysuckle Tea House & Farm
Patti Dickson
Doralece Dullaghan
Carolyn Dunn
NC State Agriculture and Human Sciences
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
Beth Frith
Amy Gaw
Author, Founder/Maker Outer Banks SeaSalt
Susannah Gebhart
Baker, Owl Bakery
Sandra Gutierrez
Cookbook Author, Freelance Writer and Cooking Instructor
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
Vivian Joiner
Sweet Potatoes, Inc
Rhonda Jones
Melissa Katrincic
Co-owner, President and CEO of Durham Distillery
Breanna Lai
EatingWell Magazine
Karen Macdonald
Lavender Oaks Farm
Kristin McCarthy
Chef, Kappa Delta Sorority
Nancie McDermott
Cookbook Author, Food Writer and Cooking Instructor
Cindy Day McGann
Hospitality Professional & Event Planner
Colleen Minton
TerraVita Food & Drink Festival
Moreton Neal
Food Writer, Interior Designer
Stephanie Nikolic
Culinary Arts and Baking Instructor, Wake Tech Community College and Consultant
Margaret Norfleet Neff
Leslie Philip
Restaurateur, Thyme and Place Cafe
Kathleen Purvis
Charlotte-based food and beverage writer
Athina Sgambati
Culinary educator, recipe tester, Southern Season
Felicia Perry Trujillo
Food Photographer and Owner of Food-Seen
Jill Santa Lucia
Catherine Schopfer
Partner Anson Mills Direct to Chefs
Susi Gott Séguret
Seasonal School of Culinary Arts, Asheville Wine Experience, Asheville Truffle Experience
Coleen Speaks
Owner Posh Nosh Catering
Julie Stewart
Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC
Kelly Taylor
Say Yes to the Chef, Blue Dogwood Public Market, Pizzelle Bakery
Ann Marie Thornton
Cidermaker, James Creek Cider House
Stephanie Tyson
Sweet Potatoes, Inc
Ashley Van Camp
Restaurateur, Ashten's
Elisabeth Vatinet
Emily Wallace
Food write, historian, Center for Southern Studies
Jill Warren Lucas
Food Writer
Brigid Washington
Chef, Author, Equity at the Table, Recipe Developer
Lynn Wells
Recipe Developer, Food Stylist, Entrepreneur/Personal Chef at Thyme Well Spent, Private Culinary Instructor
Robin White
Food Editor, The Daily Basics
Elizabeth Wiegand
Cookbook Author, Food Writer and Cooking Instructor
Susan Wyler
Wyler Nutritional Wellness, Cookbook and Healthbook Author, Clinical Nutritionist at Wyler Nutritional Wellness