The Well-Seasoned Librarian: Mixing Cookbooks and Conversation

Author Bio: Heather Bell of @JusttheBells10 is a mother of eight and is a viral cooking and lifestyle influencer. She lovingly and joyfully connects her audience to a big family way of life by sharing her family's meals and the stories and journeys of her eight children and seven of them are adopted! Heather has been a

Bio: Joey is known as “the concept guy” in the foodie world, opening over 40 restaurants, making several TV appearances, and gaining national acclaim. His concepts have been featured and awarded in many publications, including Phoenix Magazine, Thrillist, USA Today and Forbes. Joey’s TV features include Food Network, T

Heidrun Metzler is a German-born baker and author with a degree in social pedagogy and early childhood education. With a passion for baking passed down from her mother, aunt, and grandmother, she began creating recipes at the age of ten. Travels to other European countries and relocation to the United States fueled her

Bio: Nicholas Nugent spent his career as a journalist with the BBC World Service and his spare time collecting a valuable archive of original maps, thus developing a passion for how the growth of the spice ports helped spread the exchange of global culture between East and West. The Spice Ports: https://www.amazon.com/

Bio: Erica Walker: I’ve worn many different professional hats throughout my life – I have been a florist, a baker, a cartoonist, a waitress, a personal banker, a speech therapist, and ultimately a food blogger and business coach! While I’ve had many a professional adventure, nothing compares to the joy of being a wife

About the author Diana Goldman is the author of the Plants For You cookbook. She is a chef, food photographer, and culinary educator based in Boston. She is also the creator of Beantown Kitchen, named one of the top 100 plant-based blogs by Feedspot. Diana has presented about plant-based cuisine at numerous companies,