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Emily Richards
 Professional Home Economist and cookbook author, Emily Richards began her food career at a very young age, learning to make bread and pasta at her grandmother's knee. Food is the touchstone in Emily's Southern Italian family, so no one was surprised when she opted to get her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics, specializing in Food and Nutrition.
Emily's has published her first solo cookbook Italian Express Fast and Easy Family Favourites (HarperCollins Publishing, 2005). She has also co-authored Canadian Living Cooks 185 Showstopping Recipes from Canada's Favourite Cooks (Random House, 2003) and Living the G.I. Diet Delicious Recipes and Real Life Strategies to Lose Weight and Keep it Off (Random House, 2003).
Emily has also developed recipes for the international best seller The G.I. Diet by Rick Gallop, revised edition (Random House, 2005). Most recently Emily has also developed another 50 recipes for The Family G.I. Diet by Rick Gallop and Dr. Ruth Gallop (Random House, 2005).
After a seven-year restaurant career, she joined Canadian Living Magazine's Test Kitchen where she created and tested recipes for the magazine, cookbooks and television show. Emily also worked alongside Bonnie Stern at her cooking school in Toronto, assisting many world-renowned chefs and cookbook authors. Emily now spends her time creating recipes for LCBO Food & Drink Magazine, Longo's, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Ontario Potato Board, Gay Lea Foods and Food Television, cooking classes, private events and cookbooks.
While enjoying work, she also volunteers her time for the Nutrition Committee for Breakfast for Learning and is the editor of the Toronto Taste Cookbook, which is part of Second Harvest's fundraising efforts. Emily is also President of the Ontario Home Economics Association. Emily is also a member of the Ontario Home Economists in Business and the Toronto and Waterloo-Wellington Home Economics Associations and a Cuisine Canada member.
Emily surrounds her life with food and family; whether it's cooking at home for family and friends or at the many events where she teaches in and around Canada. Emily enjoys her food career with her husband and two young sons in Guelph, Ontario. |
