Kathy Casey is a celebrity chef, mixologist and pioneer in the bar-chef movement.

She played a key role in bringing Northwest cuisine and women chefs to national prominence and, as one of the first female executive chefs in the United States, she was named one of Food & Wine's “hot new American chefs.”

A savvy spotter of what's hot on the culinary and cocktail scene, Kathy is a frequent TV and radio guest and speaker on trends. She has been featured in numerous national publications, including USA Today, People Magazine, Cheers, Food Arts, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times. She has appeared on such shows as Good Morning America, TV Food Network's Unwrapped, the Travel Channel's Cooking Across America, the Larry King Show, Fine Living's Great Cocktails, CBS This Morning and Northern Exposure. You can also catch her often on local TV commercials and on PBS. Her radio show, Dishing with Kathy Casey, can be heard on KOMO 1000.

An accomplished food writer, she is the author of nine cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-nominated Kathy Casey's Northwest Table. Her newest book, Sips & Apps, will be released in spring 2009. A Seattle Times food feature columnist for 12 years, today she blogs at Dishing with Kathy Casey, the companion to her weekly radio spot. You can also catch her musings in Flavor and the Menu and Drinks Magazine as well as at Amazon's aldente.com blog.

Kathy is the owner of Kathy Casey Food Studios^® and Liquid Kitchen^™; her company specializes in food, beverage and concept consulting and product development. Clients such as Monin, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels, Mastronardi Produce, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, Costco, Hollad America Line, Restaurants Unlimited, Unilever, Monterey Gourmet Foods, Beam Global Spirits, Brown-Forman, Skyy Spirits, Crown Imports, Ketel One, Diageo, Bacardi, Moet Hennessy, Remy Cointreau and Proximo Spirits have sought her development skills, advice and expertise. She also owns Dish D'Lish^® cafes and specialty food line.

When not dreaming up “the next big thing,” Kathy can be found foraging for wild mushrooms or harvesting kiwis from her urban garden.