Julia Rutland is a writer and author with 25 years of experience in the food, publishing, travel, and marketing industries. She is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks. Julia worked at Coastal Living magazine as senior food editor, with Wimmer Cookbooks as a sales and marketing consultant, and in the test kitchens of Southern Living magazine. She is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, an international philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage, and hospitality. Julia lives in Hillsboro, Virginia.