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Virginia Willis (born December 29, 1966) is an American chef, writer, food stylist, and photographer whose work has focused on American Southern and French cuisine. She is the author of 5 cookbooks and blogger on FoodNetwork.com. In 2012, she was named by the Chicago Tribune as one of “Seven Food Writers You Need to Know.” Virginia was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved to Alexandria, Louisiana when she was 3 years old. Her family relocated back to Georgia when she was in middle school. After beginning college at age 16, Willis earned a B.A. from University of Georgia in 1988. She began her studies in culinary arts at ''L'Academie de Cuisine'' in Maryland and graduated in 1994. She later continued her education abroad at ''Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne'' in Burgundy, France and graduated with a Grande Diplome in 1995. Willis’ first job in a professional kitchen was as an apprentice to Southern food authority Nathalie Dupree. Since working as Test Kitchen Director on Dupree’s PBS cooking series, she has worked on over 1000 TV episodes. Willis worked as Editorial Assistant to French cooking authority Anne Willan, during which time she was an Editor for the All New Joy of Cooking (1996-1997). Beginning in 1997, Willis worked as Kitchen Director for celebrity television hosts Martha Stewart and Bobby Flay. In 2000, she began her production career, producing and directing such shows as Epicurious (The Discovery Channel) and Home Plate (Turner Studios). Willis has been featured in ''USA Today'', ''Country Living'', ''House Beautiful'', Food52, ''The Washington Post'', and ''CNN.com''. She is a contributing editor to ''Southern Living'' and her writing has been published in Family Fun, Fine Cooking, All Recipes, and Taste of the South. She has appeared on ''Fox and Friends'', Martha Stewart Living Television, ''Paula Deen's Best Dishes'', and ''Throwdown! with Bobby Flay''. Willis placed second on an episode of Food Network's Chopped (“Bird in the Pan”) that aired on November 27, 2012. Willis is on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Blue Ribbon Task Force and the Atlanta Community Food Bank Advisory Board. She is a past president of the Atlanta chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier. Willis currently splits her time between Atlanta, Georgia and Hatfield, Massachusetts. She travels around the United States and Mexico teaching cooking classes and speaking about food. ==Bibliography== *''Lighten Up, Y'all'' (Ten Speed Press, March 2015) *''Okra: A Savor the South Cookbook'' (The University of North Carolina Press, 2014) *''Volume 5: Grits'' (Short Stack Editions, 2013) *''Basic to Brilliant, Y'all'' (Ten Speed Press, 2011) *''Bon Appétit, Y'all'' (Ten Speed Press, 2008) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Willis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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