Catherine Coburn Turner is a graduate (’91) of the Culinary Institute of America and has held Executive Chef positions with both the California Café at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA and later with Bon Appetit at Stanford University. Before moving to Southwest Virginia, she was a private corporate chef for Fremont Bank and managed their events and corporate homes in Pebble Beach, CA. She also worked as the food writer for Carmel Magazine and Coast Weekly Newspaper and is the author of the children’s book, The Adventures of Monterey Jack, Jack’s Original Recipe for Rescue (www.adventuresofmontereyjack.com).