Sheri Wetherell
Hello! I'm the co-founder and CEO of Foodista.com, and creator of the International Food Blogger Conference (IFBC). I grew up surrounded by food on both sides of my family. My paternal grandmother owned a diner for many years, and my maternal grandmother (and mother of five daughters) was always found in the kitchen baking or whipping up garden-fresh tomato juice. My mother instilled in me the importance of healthy, wholesome eating and fed the entire family homemade soups, breads, and fresh carrot juice. Through my grandmothers, mother, and numerous travels overseas, I developed my love of food. I honed my palate and taste for travel by hopping planes with my airline pilot father, spent nearly a year studying in Italy and traveling in Greece, and taught English in Tokyo for three years. My professional background is in traditional and online marketing, where I worked for companies such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Nordstrom, and eBay. With Foodista.com I have finally found my true passion - immersion in the world of food. I'm also the proud mama of daughter Emery.
Organization memberships:
Les Dames d'Escoffier - Seattle Chapter
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)
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Posts by Sheri Wetherell
July 5, 2008
Ceviche has been an "it" food for quite awhile now, but I never tire of this South American dish in summer. If you're too hot to stand over a hot barbecue, or are just in the mood for something...
July 4, 2008
Why is it we love cupcakes so much? By "we" I mean us girls because, let's face it, they're pretty girlie. I've never heard a guy say, "Oh! Let's stop and get a half dozen cupcakes! Won't that be...
July 3, 2008
One of my favorite light summer dinners to make is refreshing gazpacho. This chilled soup is sure to quickly soothe an overly hot body. The recipes that I prefer are those without bread, making them...
June 30, 2008
I miss the days when our food was safe to eat. What is going on!? Last year it was packaged spinach, now it's tomatoes. It's said that salmonella, the big wave that's rocking the boat, is caused by...
June 28, 2008
Many of you may think I'm talking about the scandalous former mayor of Washington, DC, Marion Barry, but I am not. I'm talking about the succulent Pacific Northwestern fruit, the marionberry. The...
June 26, 2008
Lemon curd is a quintessentially English treat. It reminds me of having tea at Harrod's in London when I was in the 5th grade. It’s delicious slathered over scones with cream or baked in a...
June 25, 2008
Legend has it that during World War II American soldiers in Rome would bring their Italian friends eggs and bacon and ask them to make a pasta dish, thus becoming pasta alla carbonara. Another...
June 24, 2008
You can't have tapas without having a good sausage or two, and the two that top my list are cantipalitos and morcilla. Cantipalitos are little red sausages with smoked paprika - an essential...
June 23, 2008
Nothing tops off a Summer Solstice dinner more perfectly than an apple tart. My friend's mother, Val, made a simply divine one the other night, and I am still daydreaming about its goodness. I...
June 20, 2008
I have a deep love for cheese. Actually, it borders on an addiction, but (so far) I am able to live my life normally. Does flying to Argentina for cheese count as normal? A couple of years ago...
June 18, 2008
It's spring and I woke up with a sore throat. You shouldn't be able to get sick in warm months. That's what winter is for. We suffer the cold weather and the spreading of germs, then...
June 16, 2008
The sun has finally decided to show itself here in Seattle, which means the barbecue has been hauled out of the garage and has settled back into its usual spot on the patio. At last. What better way...
June 14, 2008
I was reminiscing today about one of my favorite destinations in Tokyo. Mecca for the culinary connoisseur. Nirvana for the "kitsch-en" collector. A place where the Yen in my purse would start to...
June 13, 2008
I know I just wrote about cauliflower and the beautiful colors we are now seeing, - golden, green, purple - but I never actually cooked any. So tonight, since Barnaby has been gone for eight days...
June 12, 2008
Normally this time of year I'd be writing about wine spritzers or something refreshing. Certainly not hot chocolate. But it's been so cold here in Seattle I would swear it's winter. Mark...
June 10, 2008
There's something so gratifying in growing your own food. Not only does it taste better, but it's such a wonderful feeling to "forage" for your dinner. The weather in Seattle has been less than...
June 9, 2008
Kids have it so easy today. They get shuttled to school in cushy SUVs with Sponge Bob playing on the DVD player (my brother and I cross-country skied 2 miles to the bus stop in the winter). Their...
June 8, 2008
Most people would haul themselves down to the nearest pho restaurant and drop the $4 bucks for a styrofoam container of this Vietnamese noodle soup. But making it from home is so rewarding and just...
June 6, 2008
There is nothing worse than trying to prepare a meal in a kitchen other than your own and finding all their knives duller than dull. I'm talking suitable-for-preschooler-to-take-out-in-the-yard-and-...
June 5, 2008
Flowers enhance food in both an alluring and fun way. They give a romantic dinner a sensual touch, or add a bit of playfulness with a surprising splash of color. Best of all, there's that little "...
June 4, 2008
Yippee! It's cherry season! More importantly, it's Rainier cherry season. On the totem pole of cherries, Rainiers are at the tippy top. Created back in 1952 at Washington State University by Harold...
June 3, 2008
I grew up in a little resort called Sunriver in Central Oregon. It's beautiful, and I was so fortunate to have been exposed from an early age to the outdoors: cross-country and downhill skiing,...
June 1, 2008
After a big dinner party there always seems to be a bit of wine left over in many of the bottles. What to do with the dregs? There are three possibilities that come to mind: dump the remainders...
May 30, 2008
Between 1852 and 1870 France experienced an economic boom called the Second Empire, a time in which new companies prospered, especially the wine culture in Bordeaux. As techniques improved in...
