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.
Recent Posts
A Chef’s Tour of Lyon, France
When the prestigious James Beard Foundation predicted the resurgence of French cuisine in 2017, we thought it was an ideal time to visit Lyon, France’s capital of gastronomy, to stop at our favorite ...
There’s really nothing better than a food that can be eaten at every meal – and I’ve got the perfect recipe for an easy lemon curd you can enjoy any time of day. Even though lemon curd originated in ...
When most people think of the south of France, they think of popular towns like Cannes, Nice and Provence but there’s another charming – and less expensive - region to the west called ...
20 Dishes You Can Make in a Le Creuset Mini-Cocotte
Editor's Note: You asked for more recipes for Le Creuset mini cocottes and we've delivered! Check out Executive Chef Lisa Counts new blog post for more recipes: More Recipes for your Le Creuset Mini ...
If there’s one pastry that is recognized all over the world, it is the macaron. Everyone assumes that macarons are a traditional French concoction but actually they originated in Italy. This delicate ...
