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Val Goodrich

location-pin Philadelphia, PA

School: The Culinary Institute of America

Expertise: Cooking techniques; Baking

Val Goodrich

  • 12 years of food writing and restaurant industry experience
  • Published in Greatist, Hudson Valley Magazine and WebstaurantStore.com
  • Created, published and sold a limited-edition food magazine that explored food stories and memories
  • Featured in recipe videos for WebstaurantStore.com

Experience

Val has 12 years' experience writing about and cooking food. With degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts and Applied Food Studies from The Culinary Institute of America in tow, Val excitedly shares her knowledge about all things food and recipes with Taste Recipes readers. She especially loves to get into the science behind different baking techniques and why certain ingredients are better than others for baking (looking at you, Kerrygold butter!). Outside Taste Recipes, Val is always planning her next all-about-food trip abroad, dusting off a vintage cookbook or watching "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" for the millionth time.

Education

The Culinary Institute of America, double majors in Baking & Pastry Arts and Applied Food Studies

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