Joanne Weir is a James Beard award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, host and Executive Producer for the PBS TV series "Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence." She is chef/owner of Copita, a tequileria & restaurant in Sausalito, Ca. In 2012, Joanne was appointed by Hilary Clinton and the State Department to the American Chef Corp. The author of 17 cookbooks, including the newly released Cooking Confidence, Joanne is the Consulting Editor at Large at Fine Cooking Magazine. She recently launched Joanne Weir Wines receiving numerous accolades. A 4th-generation professional cook, Joanne spent 5 years cooking at Chez Panisse after receiving a Master Chef Diploma with Madeleine Kamman. She travels and teaches extensively around the world as well as in her San Francisco studio kitchenFor more information, visit www.joanneweir.comBlog: http://joanneweir.blogspot.comTwitter: @joanneweircookFacebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/JoanneWeirCooking