Crab Cake Cook-Off &
Wine Tasting Competition

Long considered an expert on California and contemporary American cuisine, Diane Rossen Worthington is the author of 20 cookbooks, a two-times James Beard award-winning radio show host, food and travel writer, weekly national syndicated columnist for Chicago Tribune Content Providers Agency for 15 the last 18 years, former Editor-in-Chief of Epicurus.com and a food consultant She also serves as a national committee member to the James Beard Foundation Broadcast and Media Awards. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley in history and cultural anthropology, an MS in education/counseling from USC and a certificate from the London Cordon Bleu.

Diane’s latest books focus on sophisticated, yet simple to prepare dishes in Seriously Simple and Seriously Simple Holidays. Her latest book is Seriously Simple Parties. Currently she is researching a new book project on Modern California Cooking. Her first book The Cuisine of California defined modern California cooking and has been called “The Bible on modern California Cuisine” by Los Angeles Magazine.

She has appeared frequently as a media food expert on television and radio shows, including The Today Show, Fox and Friends, The Television Food Network, CNN, and NPR. She twice won the prestigious International James Beard Award as best radio show host for "California Foods with Diane Worthington” which aired every Saturday morning on KABC Radio in Los Angeles. She recently won the Taste Award for best lifestyle podcast. Diane Rossen Worthington lives in Los Angeles, California. You can follow her news and find new recipes on her website Seriouslysimplefood.com