About the Author:
Julie Van Rosendaal is the Calgary-based author and co-author of ten best-selling cookbooks. She has been the food columnist on the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One for over 12 years, is the contributing food editor for the Globe and Mail newspaper, and for the past twenty years has been a freelance food writer and columnist for other publications across Canada. Julie hosts a Canadian food podcast called Crispy Bits, and also co-hosted (with chef Ned Bell) three seasons of a TV cooking show called It’s Just Food. She teaches, speaks and cooks at culinary schools and events across the country, and has a very engaged audience on her social media channels and blog, Dinner with Julie.