Maggie Green

Kentucky native Maggie Green is the author of The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook and Tasting Kentucky: Favorite Recipes from the Bluegrass State. Green owns The Green Apron Company, a consulting firm specializing in culinary nutrition and cookbook development. As a cookbook editor Maggie has edited several well-known trade cookbooks including James Beard Award-winning cookbook, BakeWise by Shirley Corriher, The Ultrametabolism Cookbook by Dr. Mark Hyman, and the 75th Anniversary Edition of the Joy of Cooking. Green served on the Medical Advisory Board for Humana's Active Outlook Program where she wrote food and nutrition content for their award winning magazines. Maggie is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in food and nutrition and is licensed as a dietitian in Kentucky and Ohio. Maggie is also a proud graduate of the Culinary Arts Management program at Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies in Louisville. Maggie loves the beautiful Bluegrass state and grew up in Lexington, and still lives in Kentucky with her husband, the best male cook she knows, and their three children.