Sally James is an award-winning Australian author, educator, chef and television presenter whose books and recipes have won international acclaim for food & wine pairing, health and creativity.

Sally is the author of 12 books, including her best-selling Simply Healthy, winner of the prestigious World Cookbook Awards, Versailles, France, 1999 for Best Health Cookbook, Fresh and Healthy, Winner of the 2001 IACP International Cookbook Award in the Health category, Simply Sensational, a finalist for the IACP Award in 2003, and the Australian Heart Foundation Cookbook. Her latest book, Escape to Yountville: Recipes for Health and Relaxation from the Napa Valley, is published by Ten Speed Press.

Throughout her career, James has demonstrated her talent for marrying flavorful food with health, a skill she first developed with the National Heart Foundation of Australia where she spent 10 years writing cookbooks and coordinating editorial and national consumer food promotions.

Her work has extended to freelance food consulting for a range of industries and food companies for product market entry, trade representation, recipe development and food styling, through a variety of media. James is the U.S. representative for Horticulture Australia, a trade representative for Australian Lamb and Australia's National Food Industry Strategy, where her work focuses on educating the American audience about Australian cuisine and making good eating more accessible and enjoyable.

Since relocating to the United States in 2001, James has been a guest presenter on the Food Network and UPN, and has been featured in magazines including Cooking Light, Wine Spectator, Fitness, Family Circle, New York Times' Savor Wine Country and Healthy Cooking.

She has been a guest chef and lecturer for the American Heart Association, the Culinary Institute of America, Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, COPIA, Draegar's and Publix Markets, the American Institute of Food and Wine, and Johnson & Wales Universities across the United States.

Currently, James is collaborating as co-host with husband Steve Andrews, producer-host of WineRoads: Tales of Adventure in Wine, Food & Travel, a weekly wine, food and travel series in production for PBS Stations.

James is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the James Beard Foundation, the American Institute of Wine & Food, and the Food Media Club of Australia.

GUEST CHEF & LECTURER

American Heart Association
American Institute of Wine & Food
Aspen Food & Wine Classic
Cooking Light Magazine
Copia: American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts
Culinary Institute of America
Disney's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Draeger's Markets
Food Network
Johnson & Wales Universities
Publix Markets
UPN Network

COOKBOOKS

Celebrity Cooks Collection (Vol. I, II & III)
Enjoy
Enjoy Too
Escape to Yountville: Recipes for Health & Relaxation from the Napa Valley

AWARDS