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Guest Bio: Camilla V. Saulsbury, Food Writer

Camilla V. Saulsbury is a freelance food writer, recipe developer and cooking instructor. Her culinary focus is translating food and flavor trends into fresh, innovative, and delicious recipes for the home kitchen.

Camilla has been involved in the world of food for more than 16 years, including catering specialty desserts in the San Francisco Bay Area, writing cookbooks and freelance food articles, and developing recipes for national food companies. Further, she has won several of the country’s top cooking competitions, including the $100,000 National Chicken Cook-Off, the $50,000 Build a Better Burger Contest, and the Food Network’s $25,000 Ultimate Recipe Showdown (Cookies Episode).

Camilla’s interest in food is also academic. She holds a PhD in sociology from Indiana University with a specialization in food studies, and her doctoral dissertation was a multi-faceted study of the contemporary meanings of home cooking in American culture. Following completion of her PhD, Camilla made food writing, food research, and recipe development her primary occupations.

She has been featured on the Food Network, Today, Good Morning America Health, QVC, Katie, and in multiple publications including the New York Times, Dr Oz’s The Good Life, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Men’s Fitness, Southern Living, Clean Eating, Cooking Light, Food Network Magazine, and Pilates Style magazine.