Inspirational speaker and workshop leader, celebrity chef, and author.

Known for her sarcasm, wit, in-touch attitude and matchless knowledge of everything food, Wides is a national authority on how to find, afford, cook and eat minimally processed natural foodstuffs, or

Kathryn Raaker’s love of cooking, coupled with her constant concern for her own weight and that of others, prompted her to create the TV show “The Chef you and I”.  The oldest of seven children...