A conversation with Chef Jennifer Hill Booker

March 8th International Women’s Day and I had the awesome privilege of speaking with a culinary giant in Chef Jennifer Hill Booker.

Chef Booker is the author of Field Peas to Foie Gras: Southern Recipes with a French Accent. (Pelican Publishing, 2014) and Dinner Déjà Vu: Southern Tonight, French Tomorrow, (Pelican Publishing, March 2017). She is a Georgia Grown Executive Chef for the GA Department of Agriculture, the Culinary Explorer for the Georgia Department of Tourism and Travel, is the founder of Southern Divas of the New South TM Dinner Series. Chef Jennifer is an active member of the prestigious Atlanta chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, a member of SlowFood-Atlanta, and of Atlanta’s No Kid Hungry Atlanta Society. Chef Jennifer currently sits on the James Beard Foundation Food Waste Advisory Council.

Chef Jennifer shares her brand of cooking through her cooking segment ‘Chef Jenn to the Rescue,’ on CBS46’s Atlanta Plugged In, many television appearances, with original recipes in such publications as Waste Not Cookbook, Southern Living Magazine, Garden & Gun, and Essence Magazine as well as her Food Network debut as a finalist on Cutthroat Kitchen. Her website, ChefJenniferHillBooker.com provides information about healthy eating, culinary trends, travel, and recipes that reflect her culinary point of view of Modern Southern Healthy Cuisine with a French Accent.

Our conversation covers Chef Booker’s illustrious career and her experiences in a White Male dominated industry. Click below to enjoy, and Happy Women’s History Month!