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
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...
May 29, 2008
Let me preface this by saying I mean no disrespect, but Barnaby has this hilarious cookbook called White Trash Cooking. While I have been known to eat Little Smokies and SPAM, I had never heard of...
May 27, 2008
When we heard that drastic cuts in wild chinook salmon fishing were being taken I admit I freaked out a bit. I live in the Pacific Northwest. Salmon is a staple food up here! We need it like we need...
May 23, 2008
If you love sushi as much as we do, but have never tried making it at home, you should. It's easier than you think. The other day we found some nice little precooked soft-shelled crabs and decided...
May 21, 2008
I'm not a scientist. By any means. But today I'm quite confident that I've discovered something Nobel Prize-worthy: a new gene prevalent in (mostly) men. I would say only men, but I'm certain there...
May 20, 2008
I don't like chicken liver. Not at all. But when cooked up with sinful ingredients such as Cognac and heavy cream that artery clogging offal is a whole other thing. Oh, oui, oiu! Last night I...
May 17, 2008
We've suddenly gotten a nice little heat wave here in Seattle. We went from the mid-sixties to the mid-eighties in less than 48 hours. And here in the Pacific Northwest when the sun pops out after a...
May 15, 2008
When the weather starts to heat up nothing is better than nice, cold cucumbers. So mild, crisp and freshening on a hot day. They just seem to scream, "Summer!" With so many different varieties out...
May 14, 2008
Oh, wasabi...let me count the ways I love you. In the spring when my sinuses are blocked from allergies you quickly clear them like no nasal spray can. And for that I am deeply and forever grateful....
May 12, 2008
I love oysters on the half shell, but if they're too big and briny they can kinda make me gag. But, the big ones are good for one thing: Oysters Rockefeller. Oysters Rockefeller were created at the...
May 10, 2008
I have a bit of Irish running through my blood so genetically I love potatoes. Baked, gratin, mashed, fried, hash browned, and I will even admit it, Tater Tots. Tonight we're barbecuing with our...
May 9, 2008
There's never a bad time for a roasted chicken. Especially when the weather is still a bit crisp, and you feel like tucking in for the evening and enjoying a good meal. The smell of roasting bird...
May 8, 2008
Brining, the soaking of meat for many hours or days, was traditionally a method for preserving meats. It's a curing process that binds with, or completely removes, the water in the meat in order to...
May 7, 2008
What a delight to discover something new at the market! The other day Barnaby went down to Uwajimaya and stumbled upon a new fruit (to us at least): the Seville sour orange, also known simply as a...
May 5, 2008
Did you know that most Mexicans do not celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Unless you're from the Mexican state of Puebla, the 5th of May is just like any other ordinary day. Contrary to popular belief,...
May 4, 2008
I have three words for you: Cardamom Crème Brûlée. It's silly how easy it is to make. Just silly! I whipped this up last night to accompany my friend's Indian feast and we danced around the table...
May 2, 2008
I love Mexican food. So much so that I think I was Mexicana in a previous life. Actually, I say that when I eat just about any food, really. I've been Japanese, French, Italian...you get the...
