As an international food and travel consultant, Linda has traveled to 40+ countries helping organizations create new products and design food tourism programs. She graduated from the Culinary Arts program at Le Cordon Bleu and is a Certified Culinary Travel Professional (CCTP) by the World Food Travel Association where she now serves on the Board of Advisors. When she’s not volunteering as an Ambassador for the city of Lyon, France, Linda enjoys exploring Chicago’s neighborhoods, watching documentary films and learning to speak Turkish.