Title:Contributor, Recipe Developer
Location:Atlanta, Georgia
Education:B.A. in History, University of Georgia; Grande Diplôme, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, La Varenne; Certificate of Culinary Training, L’Academie de Cuisine
Experience
Virginia Willis is a Food Network Kitchen chef and James Beard award-winning cookbook author. Her first cookbook, Bon Appétit, Y’all, premiered in 2008, and since then, she’s developed a stellar reputation for chef-inspired recipes for home cooks. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, People, USA Today, EatingWell, Garden & Gun, Bon Appétit, Southern Living and many other publications.
In 2022, her health journey was documented in EatingWell magazine as a weight-loss success story. Virginia embraced her new outlook on life and became a cheerleader for those who want to make their own life changes. As she says, “If a French-trained Southern chef can do it, you can, too!”
Virginia is the author of Secrets of the Southern Table; Lighten Up, Y’all; Bon Appétit, Y’all; Basic to Brilliant, Y’all; Okra; and Grits.
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