An avid cook since the age of three, Julie began developing low-fat recipes for her father, a doctor with high cholesterol and an insatiable sweet tooth. The demand for her healthier cookies inspired Julie to open a successful low-fat bakery in Calgary, Alberta.

Over the course of years spent researching and experimenting in the kitchen, Julie developed the knowledge she needed to create healthier versions of typically high-fat, high-calorie dishes and baked goods that were so delicious, it enabled her to enjoy whatever she craved rather than declare her favorite foods off-limits.

When Julie isn’t traveling (comfortably in the airplane seats without needing a seatbelt extension), Julie divides her time between Vancouver and Calgary, where she is the food and nutrition columnist on CBC Radio’s The Calgary Eyeopener (listen on Tuesday mornings at 8:20), and can be seen on Living Calgary on CBC TV.  Julie also recently completed filming the first season of a new Corkscrew Media television called, “It’s Just Food!”, which will air on Canadian Learning Television in late September, 2007.

Ned Bell

Ned started his career in Vancouver where he worked as sous chef at Robert Feenie’s Lumiere Restaurant as well as working under Michael Jacob chef & owner of Le Crocodile.

In 1997 Ned headed east to Toronto. After successful stints as executive chef at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery, and at Toronto’s Accolade and Senses restaurants, Ned moved back west to the Rocky Mountains.

Ned spent the next three years happily cooking up a storm at Murrieta’s Grill in Calgary, where his list of accomplishments includes winning Where Magazine’s Rising Star and Best Overall awards.

Ned was also a member of the team at Vintage Chophouse and Tavern as their corporate chef.

Ned’s talent and expertise, coupled with his growing reputation, as one of western Canada’s hottest chefs, is undoubtedly the recipe for unsurpassed success!