Janice Cook Knight is a writer and cooking teacher. Formerly the head chef of the Follow Your Heart Restaurant in Canoga Park, California, her resume includes recipe testing for Bon Appetit magazine, feature articles for LA Yoga Magazine, the Santa Barbara Independent and other publications, work as a personal chef, and “food coaching”: cooking lessons for individuals and families.

She is the author of the Follow Your Heart Soup Cookbook and the Follow Your Heart Cookbook: Recipes from the Vegetarian Restaurant.

Combining elements from the international cuisines she has studied, her classes emphasis what is seasonal, healthy, organic and delicious. Janice teaches cooking through Santa Barbara City College’s Adult Education program and Fairview Gardens Farm in Goleta. She lives in Santa Barbara and can be reached at: info@janicecookknight.com.