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Join Diann Shaddox, Dr. Darlene Lobel, & Chef Virginia Willis as they discuss:
Ways to Stay healthy and motivated.
Best foods to eat and keep you healthy & have energy.
Simple tricks to prepare healthy food.
Techniques to stay on track.
Ideas to stay disciplined & motivated.
Join Diann Shaddox, Dr. Darlene Lobel, & Chef Virginia Willis as they discuss:
Ways to Stay healthy and motivated.
Best foods to eat and keep you healthy & have energy.
Simple tricks to prepare healthy food.
Techniques to stay on track.
Ideas to stay disciplined & motivated.
Virginia Willis is a James Beard award-winning cookbook author, television personality, content creator, motivational speaker, and social media influencer.
Georgia born French-trained chef Virginia Willis has foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in the shadow of a smouldering volcano in Sicily, and executed the food styling for a Superbowl commercial seen by over 160 million people.
Beginning in 2019 Virginia lost 65 pounds and has kept if off for over 2 1/2 years. Her health journey has been documented in Eating Well magazine, All Recipes magazine, AARP, and as a cover story for Woman’s World.
She is a chef instructor for the Food Network Kitchen, a James Beard award-winning cookbook author, and member of the Seafood Watch Blue Ribbon Task Force. Her cookbooks include Fresh Start; Secrets of the Southern Table; Lighten Up, Y’all’; Bon Appétit, Y’all; Basic to Brilliant, Y’all; Okra; and Grits.
Virginia has embraced her new outlook on life and has become a cheerleader for those wanting to make their own life changes, “If a French-trained Southern chef can do it, you can, too!”
She is the former TV kitchen director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, and Nathalie Dupree; has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants; and traveled the world producing food stories – from making cheese in California to escargot farming in France. She has appeared on Food Network's Chopped, CBS This Morning, Fox Family and Friends, Martha Stewart Living, and as a judge on Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
Virginia has also been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, People Magazine, Eater, and Food52 and has contributed to Eating Well, Garden & Gun, and Bon Appétit, and more. The Chicago Tribune praised her as one of "Seven Food Writers You Need to Know." Her legion of fans loves her down-to-earth attitude and approachable spirit. Learn more about Virginia and follow her good and good for you recipes and traveling exploits at www.virginiawillis.com.
Social Media
Instagram @virginiawillis
Facebook: @ChefVirginiaWillis
Pinterest: @virginialwillis
Twitter: @virginiawillis
Learn more at www.virginiawillis.com
Print and Online Media Contributions
All Recipes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Bon Appétit, CNN.com, Country Living, Culture Magazine, Eating Well, Fine Cooking, Food52.com, OKRA, Garden & Gun, GRLSquash, SouthernFoodways.org, SouthernKitchen.com, Southern Living, Taste of the South, the Washington Post, Weight Watchers, and more.
Awards
• 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 Atlanta’s 500 Most Powerful Leaders
• 2020 The Hambidge Center Les Dames d’Escoffier Residency
• 2018 Georgia Center for the Book "25 Books All Georgians Should Read" for Secrets of the Southern Table (HMH 2018)
• 2016 James Beard Foundation Award of Excellence for Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome. (Ten Speed Press 2015)
• 2016 Community Farmer's Markets Lady Locavores Leadership Award
• 2016 International Association of Culinary Professionals Finalist Best American
Cookbook for Lighten Up, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2015)
• 2014 Winner Flavor of Georgia for Sweet Onion Confit (Recipe Development)
• 2014 Les Dames d'Escoffier Third Place Winner M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing
• 2013 IACP Finalist Best Cooking School Teacher
• 2010 Georgia Center for the Book "25 Books All Georgians Should Read" for Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008)
• 2009 International Association of Culinary Professionals Finalist Best American
Cookbook for Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008)
Published Works
Fresh Start: Cooking with Virginia - My Real Life Daily Guide to Healthy Eating and Weight Loss (2021)
Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018)
Lighten Up, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2015)
Basic to Brilliant, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2012)
Okra: A Savor the South® Cookbook (UNC Press 2014)
Grits (Short Stack Editions 2013)
Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008).
Editorial Projects, Recipe Contributions, and Recipe Testing
Foreword Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking, Ltd Edition with Pat Conroy. (Gibbs Smith) Tasty Pride: 75 Recipes and Stories from the Queer Food Community (Clarkson Potter 2020) Rage Baking (Tiller Press 2020)
Sous Vide Made Simple (Ten Speed Press 2018)
Eat Right for Your Sight (The Experiment 2015)
Small Jars, Big Flavors by Southern Living (Time Inc. 2013)
Georgia born French-trained chef Virginia Willis has foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in the shadow of a smouldering volcano in Sicily, and executed the food styling for a Superbowl commercial seen by over 160 million people.
Beginning in 2019 Virginia lost 65 pounds and has kept if off for over 2 1/2 years. Her health journey has been documented in Eating Well magazine, All Recipes magazine, AARP, and as a cover story for Woman’s World.
She is a chef instructor for the Food Network Kitchen, a James Beard award-winning cookbook author, and member of the Seafood Watch Blue Ribbon Task Force. Her cookbooks include Fresh Start; Secrets of the Southern Table; Lighten Up, Y’all’; Bon Appétit, Y’all; Basic to Brilliant, Y’all; Okra; and Grits.
Virginia has embraced her new outlook on life and has become a cheerleader for those wanting to make their own life changes, “If a French-trained Southern chef can do it, you can, too!”
She is the former TV kitchen director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, and Nathalie Dupree; has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants; and traveled the world producing food stories – from making cheese in California to escargot farming in France. She has appeared on Food Network's Chopped, CBS This Morning, Fox Family and Friends, Martha Stewart Living, and as a judge on Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
Virginia has also been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, People Magazine, Eater, and Food52 and has contributed to Eating Well, Garden & Gun, and Bon Appétit, and more. The Chicago Tribune praised her as one of "Seven Food Writers You Need to Know." Her legion of fans loves her down-to-earth attitude and approachable spirit. Learn more about Virginia and follow her good and good for you recipes and traveling exploits at www.virginiawillis.com.
Social Media
Instagram @virginiawillis
Facebook: @ChefVirginiaWillis
Pinterest: @virginialwillis
Twitter: @virginiawillis
Learn more at www.virginiawillis.com
Print and Online Media Contributions
All Recipes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Bon Appétit, CNN.com, Country Living, Culture Magazine, Eating Well, Fine Cooking, Food52.com, OKRA, Garden & Gun, GRLSquash, SouthernFoodways.org, SouthernKitchen.com, Southern Living, Taste of the South, the Washington Post, Weight Watchers, and more.
Awards
• 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 Atlanta’s 500 Most Powerful Leaders
• 2020 The Hambidge Center Les Dames d’Escoffier Residency
• 2018 Georgia Center for the Book "25 Books All Georgians Should Read" for Secrets of the Southern Table (HMH 2018)
• 2016 James Beard Foundation Award of Excellence for Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy and Wholesome. (Ten Speed Press 2015)
• 2016 Community Farmer's Markets Lady Locavores Leadership Award
• 2016 International Association of Culinary Professionals Finalist Best American
Cookbook for Lighten Up, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2015)
• 2014 Winner Flavor of Georgia for Sweet Onion Confit (Recipe Development)
• 2014 Les Dames d'Escoffier Third Place Winner M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing
• 2013 IACP Finalist Best Cooking School Teacher
• 2010 Georgia Center for the Book "25 Books All Georgians Should Read" for Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008)
• 2009 International Association of Culinary Professionals Finalist Best American
Cookbook for Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008)
Published Works
Fresh Start: Cooking with Virginia - My Real Life Daily Guide to Healthy Eating and Weight Loss (2021)
Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018)
Lighten Up, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2015)
Basic to Brilliant, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2012)
Okra: A Savor the South® Cookbook (UNC Press 2014)
Grits (Short Stack Editions 2013)
Bon Appétit, Y’all (Ten Speed Press 2008).
Editorial Projects, Recipe Contributions, and Recipe Testing
Foreword Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking, Ltd Edition with Pat Conroy. (Gibbs Smith) Tasty Pride: 75 Recipes and Stories from the Queer Food Community (Clarkson Potter 2020) Rage Baking (Tiller Press 2020)
Sous Vide Made Simple (Ten Speed Press 2018)
Eat Right for Your Sight (The Experiment 2015)
Small Jars, Big Flavors by Southern Living (Time Inc. 2013)
