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Ann Cooper, CEC, Executive Chef of The Ross School in East Hampton, New York and Consulting Chef for The Putney Inn in Putney, Vermont, is the author of the recently released book A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen, and is currently finishing her second book, Bitter Harvest: A Chef's Perspective on the Hidden Dangers in the Foods We Eat and What We Can do About It (Routledge, June 2000). Chef Cooper, a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, was one of the first fifty women to be certified as an Executive Chef by the educational arm of the American Culinary Federation. Ann's career has taken her from positions with Holland America Cruises to Radisson Hotels to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Telluride Ski Resort where she catered parties of up to 20,000. She has been featured in Gourmet, Food Arts, Chef, Restaurants & Institutions, Nation's Restaurant News, National Culinary Review, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, Woman's Day and has made Guest Chef appearances throughout the country. Ann works as an industry services consultant for the Culinary Institute of America is President Elect Chef of the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, on the Executive Committee of CC2000, past President of The American Culinary Federation of Central Vermont and a member of The Alumni Committee of the Culinary Institute of America. Since the early 80's, Ann has served as Executive Chef at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado and her staff includes winners of the Chef Ann Cooper Academy Scholars Award established in 1995 by the IUP Academy of Culinary Arts in Pennsylvania. In 1999, operating out of the kitchen facilities headquartered in tents, she catered events where the total meals served topped 16,000 during the four-day festival. Ann has compiled an impressive record of achievement during her career and her numerous awards include both Gold and Silver medals won at national ACF conventions. In 1995, she was Vermont ACF Chef of the Year as well as being a national ACF of the Year nominee. | 