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Virginia Willis Virginia Willis ATLANTA, GA Georgia-born French-trained Chef Virginia Willis has cooked Lapin EEN N S I Normandie with Julia Child in France, prepared lunch for President Clinton, and ran the TV kitchens of Martha Stewart and Bobby FoodNetwork.com Flay -- but it all started in her grandmother’s country kitchen. Food Network’s Chopped Virginia is a popular Southern food authority, having authored Throwdown with Bobby Flay Lighten Up, Y’all, Bon Appétit, Y’all and Basic to Brilliant, Y’all, Martha Stewart Living Television among others. Lighten Up, Y’all: Classic Southern Recipes Made Healthy Fox and Friends and Wholesome received a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award Dr. Oz: The Good Life of Excellence in the Focus on Health category and was a finalist for Paula Deen’s Best Dishes Best American cookbook by the International Association of Culinary Southern Living Professionals. Named by the Chicago Tribune as one of “Seven Food Fine Cooking Writers You Need to Know,” her fans love her knack for giving classic French dishes a down-home feel and reimagining Southern favorites. ABC News The New York Times AVaiLABILITY STATS The Washington Post • Produc t Endorsements (as OF 11/9/2017) Ladies Home Journal • Brand Ambassador Average unique Publisher’s Weekly • S p e a k i n g E n g a g e m e n t s monthly visitors: +/- 10K Chicago Tribune • S c r i p t e d / R e a l i t y Te l e v i s i o n Twitter: 38,700 Followers Houston Chronicle • Ho s t i n g : L i ve, T V, R a d i o Facebook: 38,368 Followers San Francisco Chronicle • SMT or RMT Instagram: 12,000 Followers House Beautiful • D e m o n s t rat i o n s Country Living • Le c t u re s / Pre s e nt at i o n s www.virginiawillis.com Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Interviews FamilyFun Magazine • S p o n s o r e d Co n f e r e n c e COOKBOOKS Saveur.com Representation SteamyKitchen.com • Recipe Development CNN.com • Sponsored Blog Posts Eating Well • Social Media Campaigns Wall Street Journal • Food Photography CookingChannel.com USA Today Food52.com Contact Jaimee Constantine PBS: A Chef’s Life 413-247-9325 LA Times [email protected].
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